(Clearwisdom.net) On July 25, the Divine Land Marching Band, consisting Falun Gong practitioners from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, performed at a local festival in Ordensburg, New York.

The parade

The parade

The organizer of the event, praises the band's performance.

Chris Cole, the organizer of the event, said this one-week long festival is usually held in the third or fourth week of July, and it is one of the three biggest parades in New York state. This year, 120 groups attended the parade.

One of the directors of the parade recommended the Divine Land Marching Band to the committee. He had seen the band perform in the Christmas Parade in Montreal. He liked it, so he recommended it to the committee.

Chris, who himself also plays instrument, praised the performance of the band. "It is outstanding. The performance was harmonic and music was beautiful," he said: "I am very glad that they came to the parade today." He expressed that the organizers will invite the band next year again.