Germany: Divine Land Marching Band Makes Its debut at Frankfurt's Great Culture Parade (Photos)
By a French practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On June 23, 2007, the 20th Frankfurt Great Culture
Parade was held on the street near Frankfurt Lake. As one of Europe's most
important musical festivals, the Great Culture Parade attracts about 120,000
spectators every year. Composed of 160 Falun Gong practitioners, the European
Falun Gong Divine Land Marching Band made its debut at the parade. Donning blue
blouses, blue caps and white trousers, and holding various kinds of glittering
brass musical instruments or white military drums, the Band marched in step.
Following the band, there were magnificent performances of a celestial maiden
dance and the waist drum team in golden yellow costume. The Divine Land Marching Band's wonderful performance attracts
much attention Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises on a float The Magnificent Falun Gong Divine Land Marching Band Among the groups participating in the parade, one was the group organized by
the Chinese Communist regime. On two trucks, there were a few people in red
clothing. Some were holding red fans; some were wearing a big red flower. On one
side was a red bridal sedan chair, while a red dragon was lying on the ground in
a trance. Besides, the Chinese regime's red national flag was in front of the
group. When passing by those in red clothes, some Falun Gong practitioners waved
to greet them and said "Hi" to them. With a grim face, several
middle-aged men in suits stared at the practitioners. As to those performers in
red clothing in the back, they raised their heads, with a strange look, to stare
at the characters of "Falun Gong is good" on the practitioners'
clothes. Some of them also bravely said "Hi" to the practitioners. One
of them even said: "The Falun Gong in China is different from you." A
practitioner friendly replied, "We have the same Master, and the books we
study are the same. All the Falun Gong practitioners around the world are
cultivating in the same way. But what you see and hear are the lies broadcast by
the Chinese Communist regime controlled media so as to prevent you from knowing
the truth." They looked like they were confused, but without saying
anything further. When it started to rain, those who did not participate in the parade were in
a state of chaos. All of a sudden, it poured and it rained harder and harder.
Shortly the street was empty besides the floats and the spectators were seeking
shelter under eaves on the two sides of the street. Only members of the Divine
Land Marching Band stood in the rain quietly. When the time came, the resounding
music of "Falun Dafa is Good" was played, and the Band marched in firm
step. The spectators on the two sides were overwhelmed by the spectacular
performance. Two pedestrians exclusively ran over to hold an umbrella for the
practitioners who played flutes. All the members' clothes, shoes and caps were
drenched. As the rain was unabated, not only was the resounding music unabated,
but it overwhelmed the sound of the rain. This extraordinary band was even more
magnificent in the heavy rain. All of a sudden, tumultuous applause could be
heard all over. It seemed that the overpowered people didn't know how to express
their feelings except by clapping. The parade lasted for three and a half hours and wherever they were, their
excellent performance was followed by a burst of applause and exclamations of
joy with their thumbs ups. Along the parade procession, Falun Gong practitioners
gave away materials exposing the truth about the Chinese Communist regime's
persecution of Falun Gong to spectators including many Chinese people on the two
sides of the street. When receiving the materials distributed by a Falun Gong
practitioner, a Chinese person embraced him with tears in his eyes, saying,
"I am a practitioner from China. Thank you! Thank you! You have been a
tremendous help for practitioners in China and have significantly relieved their
pressure." The parade ended in the judging area. After performing in the rain for three
and a half hours, almost all the groups appeared to be worn out. It was then
announced: "Coming up is the Falun Gong group." The Divine Land
Marching Band marched into the judging area in an orderly and magnificent
formation while playing the wonderful and resounding music. A judge exclaimed:
"It's been five hours now since I heard you playing on the bank of the lake
in the morning, but you are still so energetic. I didn't know Falun Gong was so
wonderful. You are really great." In response to the spectators' warm
applause, the Band played some more pieces of music on the lawn outside the
exit. At that moment, a small truck packed with the props of the "red
dragon" slowly passed by the Band. A Chinese man and a Chinese woman on the
truck waved their hands to the practitioners with a thumbs-up sign. After the parade came to an end, the bus driver who came from afar to pick up
the practitioners held some practitioners' hands tightly saying:
"Wonderful! I saw all the performances from the beginning to the end, and
your magnificent performance deeply touch my heart. After getting home the first
thing I'll do is to visit your Website to know more about you. I'll ask my boss
to assign me to work with you when you are renting buses in the future. I like
driving for you."
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/6/27/157685.html
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