(Clearwisdom.net) May 25 is an important religious holiday in Europe, and people in southern Holland were celebrating the festival in the small town of Hoensbroek by holding a big bazaar. At 9:00 a.m., many tents were already lined up on both sides of the street leading to the Central Square. People displayed articles for daily use, clothes, artworks and other items; there were also dancing performances and music concerts. Soon, people were pouring in from all directions.
On the main street, there was an orange tent that captured extra attention from people. This was our Falun Dafa booth. Silk banners with golden words reading, "Falun Dafa"and "The World Needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" looked very solemn and magnificent. There were books and CDs of Dafa music, DVDs for teaching the exercises, and informational fliers displayed on the table. Dutch and Belgian practitioners were there to introduce Falun Dafa and tell people about the facts of Dafa and the persecution in China. They also made paper lotus flowers and gave out balloons, which added to the festival atmosphere.
Practitioners clarifying the truth
Making paper lotus flowers together
People are interested in Falun Gong
In the noisy crowded market, there was a peaceful area where practitioners were demonstrating the five sets of Falun Gong exercises to people. Many people stopped and watched, asked for information and inquired about local exercise sites. When some people received the fliers calling for urgent rescue of persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China, they said that they would try to help stop this persecution.
A woman received a copy of a Falun Dafa informational newspaper from a practitioner, and then carefully read Lunyu from Zhuan Falun displayed on the table. She said, "This is the third time that I've received Falun Gong's newspaper; it seems that I should start practicing it!"
In the afternoon, thousands of balloons with the words, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" were given out. The balloons were seen everywhere around the festival.
