By Minghui reporter Caiju
(Clearwisdom.net) May 13, 2007 marked the eighth annual World Falun Dafa
Day. Falun Gong practitioners from New York held an activity at Union Square in
Manhattan to celebrate along with the local people. Union Square on Falun Dafa Day Chinese dance Many people are attracted to performances by practitioners A representative from the state senator's office reads
proclamation Learning the facts of Falun Gong Viewing artworks by Falun Gong practitioners Learning the exercises Performances Two hosts of the celebration introduced the history and background of Falun
Gong and Falun Dafa Day in Chinese and English, and invited everyone to enjoy
performances by practitioners. The Divine Land Marching Band began by performing the song "Falun Dafa
is Good." This was followed by practitioners performing the dragon dance.
After the dance was the waist drum performance, fan dance, and umbrella dance. Practitioner Zhu Di, sang the songs "De Du" and "The
Benevolent Calling." Proclamations Twenty three congressmen and senators at each level in New York State sent
their proclamations and supporting letters to practitioners for the World Falun
Dafa Day celebration and praised practitioners' spirit and courage. They also
condemned the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutality. Ms. Ann Noonan, a
representative State Senator Mr. Reverent Ruben Diaz's office, read the
proclamation. Clarifying the Facts of Falun Gong to New Yorkers Practitioners of different ages and from different countries demonstrated the
exercises while the hosts described the movements. Several Western practitioners shared their cultivation experiences and how
they have benefited from practicing Falun Gong. Practitioners displayed many art works, which attracted a large number of
people. Deluce, a local citizen, said that he had heard about Falun Gong and the
persecution, but only from the artworks had he learned how brutal the
persecution was. Learning the Facts and Quitting the Party A group of twenty Chinese people came to Union Square. They wanted to learn
more about Falun Gong. Practitioners taught them the exercises and told them the
about quitting the party. They all later quit the CCP. The activity ended at 5:00 p.m. successfully. Practitioners took photos
together and wished Master Li a Happy Birthday.
The audience
Taking photos
Posting date: 5/14/2007
Original article date: 5/14/2007
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/5/14/154826.html