(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from Massachusetts and Rhode Island participated in the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in Boston’s Chinatown on August 11, 2024.

Practitioners demonstrated the exercises at their booth, distributed flyers, told passersby the facts about the persecution in China, and persuaded Chinese people to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations. In addition to people from the area, many tourists and people of different ethnic groups came to hear about Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong), including tourists from Africa, Haiti, Ukraine, the Philippines, Canada, Belgium, France, Spain, and other countries.

Residents and tourists visited the Falun Dafa booth at the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival in Boston’s Chinatown on August 11, 2024.

“It is a very important day in my life”

A tourist from the Ukraine said that he had seen people practicing Falun Dafa in the Ukraine ten years ago. Today he came to Boston and saw the Falun Dafa booth and wanted to know more about it. When he learned that it was a traditional, spiritual cultivation practice originating in China, he said to a practitioner, “I met you today and you told me about Falun Gong. It is a very important day in my life.” He said that he would read Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, after returning to his country.it

A young Hispanic man said that after seeing a video about Falun Gong online, he wanted to learn it. On Sunday, he went to Chinatown and saw the Falun Gong practitioners’ booth. He wanted to learn the movements right away and paid very close attention. It only took him about 40 minutes to learn every move of the five exercises. He was very happy and said he would go online to review and practice the exercises.

A couple from the Philippines came to the booth to take some introductory Falun Dafa materials. The husband said his wife had heard about Falun Gong and was very interested in learning it. He himself had tried the exercises and felt full of energy and great. He asked where they could learn the exercises. A practitioner said that there was a practice site in Chinatown, and told them that they should also read Zhuan Falun in addition to learning the exercises. The couple said they would read Zhuan Falun when they returned home.

An employee of a non-profit organization focusing on Asian women’s health stopped by and said she had heard that Falun Gong was very helpful in maintaining good health. She had always wanted to learn more about it and was very happy to meet Falun Gong practitioners at the event. She said she hoped to introduce Falun Gong to her clients.

A family from Belgium had come to Boston for a vacation. Only the father could speak some English, and he asked for asked for some materials. He said he would go to the Falun Dafa website and read the Spanish or French version of Zhuan Falun when he returned home.

“If everyone can follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance” – This Would be Perfect

A young couple from Montreal, Canada, passed by the booth. The wife was very interested because she knew that meditation was a beneficial practice. A practitioner told her that Falun Dafa encourages people to follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and be more considerate of others instead of just themselves. She said that she agreed very much and that this is exactly what humanity needs now. If everyone could follow these principles, there would not be so many disputes and troubles in the world.

Chinese People Quit the CCP

More than 30 Chinese quit the CCP on the day of the event, and some took copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party publication.

A lady from Guizhou Province, China, withdrew from the CCP after being told the facts about the persecution. She said she was very excited when she saw the three words “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” on the banner. Seeing several practitioners practicing together made her feel the energy, and she said, “You have worked hard!” She said she wanted to buy water for the practitioners.

Two tourists from China came to the booth, and at first hesitated, and did not dare to take the materials, fearing that they would get into trouble when they returned to China. The practitioners told them about facts about the persecution and the  importance of quitting the CCP. One of them agreed to quit the Party.

A Chinese couple watched the exercises demonstration attentively from across the street. A practitioner introduced to them in detail the characteristics of Falun Dafa, the fact that it is persecuted in China, and the benefits people have gained physically and mentally after practicing. They agreed with the practitioner. They said that seeing the practitioners sitting still for such a long time and being very quiet and peaceful, they believed that the effects of the practice are extraordinary.