(Clearwisdom.net) Another Christmas is approaching, and the holiday atmosphere is everywhere. Many cities in the Dallas area organized grand Christmas parades to celebrate this important traditional holiday. Last week, Falun Gong practitioners in the Dallas area participated in three parades in three cities. They shared their happiness with local residents and displayed the beauty of Falun Dafa to them.
In every city, the blue banner imprinted with the words, "Falun Dafa," the golden yellow exercise suits, and the women dressed in elegant Tang Dynasty costumes always stood out.
On December 4, 2004, the City of Richardson held its 33rd Christmas Parade on Coit Boulevard. Over 130 groups participated and many people waited along the street a long time before the parade started. The Falun Gong group received a warm welcome and the practitioners distributing flyers could hardly keep up with the high demand. Almost every spectator wanted a flyer, and the practitioners distributing them didn't want anyone to miss a chance to learn the truth, so they fell far behind the procession. In the afternoon, the organizers told the practitioners that they had won the first place in the Adult Walking Team. The practitioners accepted the prize cup later that evening.
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Falun Gong participates in Richardson's Grand Parade
That same evening, the practitioners drove one hour to Arlington to participate in a Christmas Parade of Lights. The organizers still remembered the Falun Gong performance from the parade last year. One of the organizers came to the parking lot to welcome the Falun Gong practitioners, and thanked them for coming again.
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Falun Gong participates in the Christmas Parade of Lights in Arlington.
The night of December 2, 2004, the practitioners participated in a parade in the City of Grapevine. The date was a weekday and the city is a long way away from most of the practitioners. So when all the practitioners arrived, it was nearly time to start. But the practitioners cooperated together and set up the float in short order. Practitioner Ms. Yang said, "Every opportunity for participating in a parade is precious to us. It's not just a simple activity. Every time when I think about how so many people could receive the information about Falun Dafa, learn about the persecution in China and the truth about Falun Dafa, I know I must come no matter how scarce time is."
Falun Gong participates in the Grapevine Christmas Parade of Lights
One woman practitioner said that she distributed flyers in two parades. There were many spectators watching the parade and wanting the informational materials, especially in Grapevine. (Note: The City of Grapevine's Parade of Lights is the largest of its kind, with over one hundred groups participating.) The residents were so happy to get the literature. Because there were not enough practitioners to distribute the materials, many people walked over to the practitioners to get a copy of the "Falun Dafa Reader."
