To draw attention to the tenth anniversary of Master Li's introduction of Falun Dafa to the public, Swedish practitioners held a celebration with song, music and dance in Kungstr dg rden in Stockholm on the 13th of May, 2002.
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The day started with a parade from the Chinese embassy through the centre of the city where the beautiful Pudu music spread peace and harmony to the people on the streets of Stockholm on their lunch break. It was a day of light and joy and the warm spring air and the mostly shining sun helped the practitioners to even more make this day a magnificent manifestation of the universal principle, Zhen, Shan, Ren.
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Lotta Edholm, a member of the city council from the Peoples Party, opened the celebration with a righteous speech that focused on the great need for Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance in the world, and paid special attention to the urgent need for international political pressure against the Chinese government's persecution of Falun Gong. Anna Maria Marti, a member of the Swedish parliament from the People's Party, gave a speech about the persecution of Falun Gong in China from a historical point of view that revealed that in the end, the good always defeats the evil, "It was never those who sought a spiritual home in this world that surrendered; it was always the persecutors who had to surrender and disappear!"
From the stage by the fountain in Kungstr dg rden Chinese songs and music were performed and along the mirror of the water of the fountain practitioners' dances were performed to the glory of Falun Gong. The Falun Gong exercises were demonstrated by a number of practitioners performing the five exercises simultaneously. At 17:55 all present practitioners joined every other practitioner in the world in a global sending forth of righteous thoughts. After the sun set, a candlelight vigil started to focus attention on the cruel and unjust persecution in China. At about 23:00 the vigil was moved to the Chinese embassy, where the celebration ended by midnight.
For ten years Falun Gong has been spread all over the world. During these ten years millions of people have found happiness, hope and comfort in this deep, simple and powerful cultivation way. During these ten years, so many peoples' lives have turned from darkness to light, from sleep to awareness and from sickness and pain to faith and reconciliation, and over the next ten years, most certainly many more people will discover the richness and goodness for which this day -- the International Falun Dafa Day -- was celebrated in Stockholm.
Category: Dafa Day Celebrations