USA: Falun Gong Practitioners Join Grassroots Health Expo in Northern Virginia

April 26, 2014 | By a Minghui correspondent in Virginia

(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in northern Virginia participated in a local health and fitness expo in Falls Church on April 23, 2014. Even though the event was only two hours long, the practitioners’ booth enjoyed steady traffic.

This grassroots expo was held at a local middle school, and major community players, including an organic market, the local hospital, department stores with pharmacies, and the like participated.

Many teachers and students at the middle school stopped by and learned the Falun Gong exercises, and many were interested in joining a weekly Falun Gong group study at the school. The teacher in charge of extracurricular activities at the school plans to set up group exercises on Mondays and Fridays during lunch break.

Other exhibitors also requested materials from practitioners.

Expo visitors learn the Falun Gong exercises from Falun Gong practitioners on April 23, 2014.

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Falun Gong Practitioners Bring Diversity to Christmas Parade in Richmond, Virginia

(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in the State of Virginia participated the 30 ^th annual Christmas parade in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, on December 7.

The annual Richmond Christmas Parade is one of the largest parades in Virginia, with over 100 processions participating each year. The parade was broadcast live on the local CBS TV station. This was the 5 ^th year that Falun Gong practitioners took part the parade. They are the only procession composed of mainly Chinese Americans.

Falun Gong practitioners participate in the 30 ^th Christmas Parade in Richmond, Virginia.

A young Chinese couple who had just immigrated to Richmond from mainland China took in the parade. When they saw the Falun Gong procession, they exclaimed, “Amazing!” They took many pictures of the Falun Gong practitioners.

Many local people expressed appreciation for the practitioners’ unique contribution to the overall diversity of the parade.

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Category: Other Community Events

Fairfax, Virginia: Falun Gong Practitioners Meet Local Residents at Fall Festival (Photos)

(Clearwidom.net) With October 2 came the annual Fall Festival in Fairfax County, and the event attracted about 20,000 local residents. For the fifth consecutive year, Falun Gong practitioners presented an information booth to introduce the practice.

A young girl learns meditation

A young girl learns standing exercises

The Falun Gong booth

Many people who passed by the Falun Gong booth expressed interest in the practice. At one point, several children came to the booth to watch the Falun Gong exercise instruction video. A practitioner asked whether they wanted to learn the exercises, and they nodded. A 7-year-old little practitioner then taught them the exercises. All of them could do the double-lotus sitting position and one girl learned several of the exercises.

Later, a young Indian boy came and said that he wanted to learn the exercises. He also did the double-lotus position with ease while his father was viewing the booth. When the father learned that there are many schools in India teaching Falun Gong, he said that he would find out more on the internet.

When the event was about to conclude, a gentleman came and asked what music the practitioners were playing. He introduced himself as a musician, and said that the music brought him to the booth. The practitioners then told him how to download the Falun Gong exercise music for free.

The practitioners also prepared Chinese-language truth-clarification materials. When a young Chinese lady passed by the booth, a practitioner gave her some materials and showed her the book Zhuan Falun. She then said that she wanted to read it. After chatting with the practitioner, she said that she would read the truth-clarifying materials.

Several Chinese people told the practitioners that they read Falun Gong truth-clarifying papers weekly.

The practitioners had printed some information sheets with local practice site information, and they were all taken before the event ended.

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