By a practitioner from Ukraine

(Clearwisdom.net) May 13, 2008 was the ninth anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day. It is also the 16th anniversary of Falun Dafa founder Mr. Li Hongzhi introducing the practice to the public. Falun Gong practitioners around the Ukraine held events to celebrate this magnificent day.

Practitioners in the capital of Ukraine demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

Practitioners in eastern Ukraine held activities in Donetsk to celebrate Falun Dafa Day

Practitioners in the capital of Ukraine give a waist drum performance to celebrate Falun Dafa Day

Practitioners teaching children how to write "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance is good" in Chinese and to make folded paper lotus flowers

Children enjoy the paper lotus flowers

In order to celebrate this special day, Falun Gong practitioners in the capital of Ukraine held waist drum practice sessions on weekends for over a month. They wanted to perform well in order for more people to have an opportunity to understand Falun Dafa.

During the event, passers-by were drawn by the waist drum team, the exercise demonstration, and the practitioners making folded paper lotus flowers.

Many people signed a petition to oppose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong

During the Falun Dafa Day activities in the city of Donetsk, a young man came up and said that he had seen the news on TV several times about the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. He said he felt extremely sad when he saw that Falun Gong practitioners in China have suffered such cruel persecution. Then he signed his name against the persecution.

People learning how to write, "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance is good," in Chinese

After learning about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China, a woman said, "I cannot understand why such a peaceful exercise is being persecuted." She said that she hopes the persecution will end as soon as possible.

Posting date: 5/19/2008
Original article date: 5/19/2008
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/5/15/178511.html