(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Italy participated in the Lavender Festival (Festa della Lavanda) held at the Lavandeto in Assisi, in June and July, 2025. At the festival, the practitioners introduced Falun Dafa and demonstrated the exercises to the public, attracting many tourists. Local residents also stopped at the booth to find out more about Dafa.
Flyer that Falun Dafa practitioners specially created for the Lavender Festival
In a beautiful botanical garden at the foot of the medieval town of Assisi, the seasons revolve around the lavender blooming season. Built on a hill in the Umbria region of Italy, Assisi has almost completely preserved its medieval appearance. Visitors from different parts of Italy, as well as people from throughout the world, come here to find a quiet corner away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Lavender Festival for four consecutive weekends from mid-June to early July, 2025. During the festival, the practitioners introduced the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises to visitors and talked to them about the ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa in China, as well as how the persecution has become a transnational repression. Passers-by were happy to learn about Falun Dafa and some people even paused to learn the exercises.
People stop to talk to a Falun Dafa practitioner.
Learning the Falun Dafa exercises
The festival scene was peaceful and warm. Many visitors were drawn to the Falun Dafa booth. Many people, after trying the exercises, remarked that they felt very peaceful and relaxed.
A young couple showed great interest and stayed back to learn the exercises. Before leaving, the husband said that he would search for more information about this practice online.
Three young women from Moldova listen to a practitioner talk about Falun Dafa.
Three young women from Moldova listened carefully to a practitioner as she shared information about Falun Dafa cultivation practice. One of the women, Kadia, a caregiver, used her off days to go out and look for ways to relax her mind and body. Finally, she decided to try the Falun Dafa exercises. She said that she had already heard about Falun Dafa in her hometown, and so she knew that it is a very good practice. When the event ended, she left beaming with joy and said that she felt very good. She said this is what she needs.
The women also remarked that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does not accept Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance because the CCP wants to control people’s minds and behavior.
A teacher stopped by and said that she had not heard about this cultivation practice before, and thanked the practitioners for providing her with information. She said, “Although I am a teacher, life is forever a learning process.” She happily accepted the flyers and lotus flower keepsake, and said that she planned to find out more about Falun Dafa after she returns home.
Another young woman waited patiently until a practitioner finished her conversation with another person. After that, she walked up to the booth to learn the five sets of exercises. After finishing the exercises, the young woman took a flyer and a lotus flower keepsake, and thanked the practitioner for her guidance. Then, she came back to ask for another two lotus flower keepsakes, saying that she wanted to give them to her friends.
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