Local Events

  • Switzerland: Practitioners from Switzerland and Italy Celebrate Falun Dafa Day

    The beautiful city of Lugano, which is located in the Swiss Italian region, is a famous touring city. On May 17th in spite of heavy rain, Falun Gong practitioners set up a stall in the city centre. Although it was raining continuously, many people still accepted the leaflets distributed by the practitioners with enthusiasm and seriously listened to their explanations.
  • Greece: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Athens

    Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day and celebrating the 16th year since Falun Dafa’s introduction, Greek Falun Gong practitioners from Athens demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and raised awareness about the persecution on 11th May 2008 by the ancient ruins in Athens. Many weekend tourists stopped by and came to understand more about Falun Gong.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong practitioners Come Together to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    Falun Gong practitioners in the United Kingdom celebrated the “World Falun Dafa Day” in Trafalgar Square to mark the 16th anniversary of the introduction of Falun Dafa. Participants in the event were many new practitioners from various parts of the United Kingdom. A reporter interviewed four of them, including Mrs. Mike from Hong Kong and Geli, mother of two, from Taiwan.
  • Bulgaria: Falun Dafa Practitioners Wish Master Li Hongzhi Happy Birthday and Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 13th, 2008, Bulgarian practitioners celebrated World Falun Dafa Day by raising awareness about Falun Dafa and seeking the public's support in stopping the persecution in China. Bulgarian and tourists alike crowded around the petition stand to find out what was happening and were very curious to know more and support Falun Dafa.
  • Sweden: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Stockholm

    May 13th has become a global festival which is celebrated all over the world. To celebrate the day when Falun Dafa started to spread widely, some Falun Gong practitioners from Norway, Stockholm, Gothenburg and some other cities in Sweden gathered in Stockholm holding a series of activities for two days.
  • France: World Falun Dafa Day in Paris

    On the afternoon of May 11th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners in France gathered in the Parvis de la Liberté ET des droits de l’homme opposite the Eiffel Tower in Paris to celebrate the 9th World Falun Dafa Day and the 16th anniversary of Falun Gong’s introduction. Peaceful exercise demonstrations, beautiful dances and happy music attracted many local residents.
  • Germany: Celebrating Falun Dafa Day in Munich

    On May 13th 2008, Falun Gong practitioners in the state of Bavaria held activities in Marienplatz Square in the capital Munich, celebrating the birthday of Falun Gong's founder as well as World Falun Dafa Day. Many people were attracted to the beautiful Falun Gong music and exercise demonstration and came to find out more.
  • Ukraine: Practitioners Celebrate Falun Dafa Day

    May 13th 2008 was the ninth anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day. It is also the 16th anniversary of Falun Dafa's introduction to the public by Mr.Li Hongzi. Falun Gong practitioners around the Ukraine campaigned to celebrate this magnificent day. Falun Dafa is deeply rooted in the minds of the people in Ukraine.
  • Germany Celebrating the World Falun Dafa Day in Freiburg

    To celebrate the sixteenth anniversary of Falun Dafa's introduction to the public, as well as the ninth anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day, practitioners held a celebration in Freiburg city centre. Nearly all the people who passed accepted leaflets about Falun Gong. They were really shocked when they learnt that the Falun Gong practitioners in mainland China are still suffering a cruel persecution.
  • Belgium: Practitioners Celebrate Falun Dafa Day

    Falun Gong practitioners attended the 'Mano Munda' festival in Boom, Antwerp and celebrated Falun Dafa Day with the people. During the two days of activities, many Belgian people came to understand the truth about Falun Gong, and also signed their names to negate the persecution of practitioners in China.
  • Slovakia: Falun Dafa Day in Bratislava

    On Tuesday the 13th May 2008 the practitioners all over the world celebrated international Falun Dafa Day. On this occasion, in Bratislava there took place an information gathering, where the public could learn more facts about Falun Gong and the situation of its persecution in China. Many people asked about the exercises and they were happy to learn that Falun Gong is regularly practised in Bratislava.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    To celebrate the ninth “World Falun Dafa Day” and the sixteenth anniversary of Falun Gong’s spread around the world, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany held celebrations in various places. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, was made public by Mr Li Hongzhi in 1992. Sixteen years later, Falun Gong is practised by people in over eighty countries and regions around the world.
  • Turkey: Turkish Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 10th and 11th, Turkish Falun Gong practitioners from different cities gathered to celebrate the ninth "World Falun Gong Day", which is also the 16th anniversary of Falun Gong's introduction to the world. Some practitioners sat together to fold paper lotus flowers, which attracted many visitors to stop and watch.
  • Greece: Falun Dafa Day in Athens

    Falun Gong practitioners in Athens celebrated World Falun Gong Day on Sunday May 11th to commemorate Falun Gong's introduction to the world. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises near the archaeological site of the Acropolis. As many passersby were taking their Sunday stroll and visiting the archaeological museum and sites and the spring book fair, many stopped to admire and inquire what Falun Gong is.
  • Austria: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Vienna and Salzburg

    May is the busy tourist season in Austria. During celebrations for World Falun Dafa Day, practitioners raised awareness about the 9-year persecution of Falun Gong, to local residents and tourists from all over the world. After learning the facts, many signed a petition to condemn the persecution. Some people also expressed an interest in learning the Falun Gong exercises.