France: People From all Walks of Society Join New Year Celebration Dinner Party (Photos)

On the evening of March 11th, Falun Gong practitioners hosted a dinner party in a cultural centre in Paris for people who have supported or expressed concerns for Falun Gong. The guests included the head of the Asian Division of the French Green Party, representatives of the Taiwanese government in France, people from various French and Asian cultural and human rights organisations, journalists, famous scholars of ancient-Chinese culture, solicitors and so forth, as well as the Falun Gong practitioners themselves. More than four hundred people attended the celebration.

Falun Dafa books, various types of material revealing the truth about the persecution and “The Peaceful Journey of Falun Dafa” photo exhibition were all displayed in the Main Hall. This helped the guests to improve their understanding of Falun Dafa and practitioners.

The practitioners staged a magnificent multi-faceted cultural performance for the guests. The ancient Chinese instruments of Er-Hu and Chin, and a contemporary violin combined for the piece “Saving the World”. Practitioners also performed a Fan Dance, a violin solo piece, a Sword Dance, an Er-Hu Solo piece and a Chin Solo piece, a Lotus Flower Dance, and the song “Falun Dafa is Good” to finish. The room was packed and many people had to sit in the aisles for the performances.

There were two special additional performances. One was the demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises, which was done by seven Falun Gong practitioners of different ages and races, dressed in colourful clothes. The graceful movements and peacefulness of the exercises impressed many people. Even those who had supported or showed concerns for Falun Dafa for many years, said in amazement: “Falun Gong exercises are so beautiful!” Another additional performance was a display of Tang Dynasty dresses. The models walked slowly, in harmony with the rhythm of the graceful music written by practitioners, giving impressions of the grandeur and dignity of the great Tang Dynasty, and the beauty of its attire. The audiences responded with warm applause.

These magnificent performances, and the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere, touched the hearts of the audience. They have understood the deeper meaning of “Truthfulness, Benevolence, Forbearance” from another perspective, and seen the benefits that following these principles can bring to people. They have also realised that only evil people would persecute Falun Gong. After the performances, people went to purchase Dafa books, collect more information on the practice, and ask about how to learn the exercises. They also signed a petition to stop the persecution of Falun Gong. Many praised the organisational abilities of Falun Gong practitioners, and encouraged them to organise more activities of this nature, so the goodness of Falun Gong may be made better known to the society.

Many practitioners who are in the catering business, graciously provided sumptuous buffet dinner for the several hundred guests.

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