Sweden: Falun Gong Welcomed at Iranian New Year Gathering (Photos)

By a Swedish practitioner

(Clearwisdom.net) On Tuesday March 13, 2007, several thousand Iranian people attended the annual Iranian New Year gathering in Sweden. Falun Gong practitioners join this celebration activity every year, and this year was no exception.

The lively scene at the Falun Gong stand attracts journalists

Many people are attracted by the graceful Falun Gong exercise demonstration and start to learn the exercises on the spot

People talk to practitioners to learn about Falun Gong

The party started at 6:00pm. Just after the Falun Gong stand was set up, a Chinese girl and her Iranian boyfriend came. A practitioner stepped forward to say hello to them and wished them Happy New Year. The practitioner also said to the girl, “You look so familiar, have we met before?” The girl replied, “Yes, I remember you gave me a piece of newspaper on the street.” They quickly started to chat together. The girl left China about six months ago. She likes Sweden very much.

When the practitioner mentioned Falun Gong, the girl asked, “Why is Falun Gong practised by so many people around the world and why does China ban it? Is Falun Gong really like what the newspapers and TV in China say?” The practitioner cited her own personal experience and told the girl about the grace of Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. When the girl heard about the Chinese regime’s organ harvest from living Falun Gong practitioners, she was shocked. The practitioner told her, “When you go home, please read “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party” and you will understand everything. There is no evil thing the Chinese Communist Party would not do. Do you know The Epoch Times website? Over twenty million people have quit the Chinese Communist Party.” The girl said, “I heard about this. My mother quit the Party. I joined the youth league but I haven’t withdrawn yet.” The practitioner said, “It is better to withdraw from it as soon as possible. I can help you do it over the Internet.” The girl happily replied, “That’s great. Thank you.” She and her boyfriend left happily with various truth-clarification materials and a beautiful paper lotus flower.

Practitioners folded paper lotus flowers and demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises at the stand. The gentle and beautiful exercise demonstration attracted the attention of many people. A lady at the neighboring stand also came over to learn the exercises. When she finished learning, she found a reporter taking photos. She quickly went to the reporter: “Where would the photo being published? It is so interesting!” Among people learning the exercises were three lovely children. They were following the movements very seriously. One of them also called their father to come to learn with them.

Practitioners also performed a lotus dance on the stage. People enjoyed the beautiful music and dancing. They were also very happy to receive Falun Gong materials and wanted to learn about Falun Gong.

The four hour activity quickly passed. It was about 10:00pm. All materials were given out. When practitioners were about to leave, a gentleman came to them and wanted to learn about Falun Gong. Practitioners patiently explained Falun Gong to him and gave him the last copy of the leaflet, which was not given out before because it was slightly bent. He carefully folded the leaflet and put into his bag. After saying “Thank you” many times, he left with satisfaction.

Practitioners were all pleased to see that people from different religions had opportunity to learn the truth about Falun Gong.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/3/16/150894.html

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