(Minghui.org) May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day and the birthday of the founder of Falun Dafa, Master Li. Falun Dafa practitioners all over the world celebrate the day and express their gratitude to Master Li for introducing the practice.

To celebrate the occasion, on May 12, 2024, practitioners in western France held activities including group exercises in Rennes. On the evening of May 11, 2024, practitioners in Paris held activities in Place Colette. When they saw how peaceful the exercise movements were, people said Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance are qualities one should embrace.

Practitioners in western France wished Master Li a happy birthday.

Practitioners in Paris gathered at Place Colette to wish Master Li a happy birthday.

Practitioners did the exercises together on Place Colette in Paris.

Tourists and locals read the information about Falun Dafa displayed at Place Colette.A practitioner explains Falun Dafa to passersby.People sign the petition to call for an end to the persecution in China.

Anthony, who works in the IT industry, spoke to practitioners for a long time. He learned that former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin started the persecution of Falun Dafa because he was jealous that the number of practitioners exceeded the number of CCP members. Twenty-five years have passed, and the persecution is still going on. Anthony said after signing the petition. “Everyone knows that actions of the CCP are not reasonable and cannot be accepted.” He video recorded practitioners doing the exercises and said he planned to pass the recording to a friend who loves Chinese culture.

Martine Bourgeois, who used to work in social welfare, said, “I am against such persecution. It is abominable to kidnap people for no reason, then take their organs without consent and sell them. Falun Gong is peaceful, it is great. Practicing cultivation gives one freedom of thought and a healthy well being.”

James Acko, an American living in Paris, thought Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance were values that people should have. He thought they were major values and should be the focus of one’s life. In his opinion, people nowadays are materialistic and always in a hurry. Without these values, they are racing against time every day. They no longer think like humans.

He said, “Practicing cultivation can free the mind and fill one’s spirit with the divine.”

Sidonie Dubois, a Christian, said, “Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are universal values, deep human values. We are humans and different from animals. Humans have brains so they cannot be treated the same as animals. Organ harvesting is shocking—only a demon would do such a thing.”

She said she would pray for this persecution to end. “What people call modernization, development... People do inhuman things to others, do appalling things, it’s unimaginable.