(Clearwisdom.net) On July 23, 2004, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world held a grand rally and candlelight vigil in Washington DC to commemorate the more than 1000 practitioners who have died from the persecution over the past five years for upholding their belief. On the same evening, over 200 practitioners in Hong Kong also lit candles in Charter Park to commemorate fellow practitioners who lost their lives upholding their belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance.