(Clearwisdom.net) On April 17, 2004, the state of Washington held a Narcissus Festival, an annual festival with Chinese origins. Falun Gong practitioners from Seattle, Vancouver of Canada, and Portland of Oregon participated in parades in four cities, including Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting.
Wherever they went, The Falun Dafa parade entries were received enthusiastically and warmly applauded.