Practitioners began the celebrations with a brief press conference, to let people know the significance of Falun Dafa day, to expose the crimes committed by the Jiang regime and to let people know about the lawsuit against Jiang for crimes against humanity. Following the press conference, practitioners held a parade through Dublin city centre.

Practitioner reads out the statement from the Irish Falun Dafa Association

The parade through Dublin city centre was seen by thousands of people and was a huge success

The route of the parade led practitioners to both the Foreign Affairs office and the Office of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister). A letter was handed to each office on behalf of all Dafa practitioners in Ireland. The parade also passed through several of the major streets in Dublin and thousands of people witnessed the splendid scene.

Practitioners hand in a letter to the Irish Office of Foreign Affairs

Practitioners hand in a letter to the Office of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister)

Demonstrating the exercises in the centre of Dublin city

The parade ended on the main street in Dublin, where practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises to passers-by. The day’s activities concluded at the Chinese Embassy in Dublin, where practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts.

Sending forth righteous thoughts at the Chinese Embassy

There were several interesting occurrences during the day. The first was the number of people who took photographs of the parade. Some people even used their phones to take pictures! Others videotaped the parade and exercise demonstration and people could be heard telling their friends about Falun Gong on their phones.

The second was the amount of kind comments people gave. One passer-by commented that there wasn’t enough truthfulness, compassion and forbearance in the world. Another lady stated that the Dafa music, Pu-Du, was dignified and there was a look of respect in her eyes towards practitioners. Two young girls even learned the fifth exercise on the spot and one commented that it felt as though she was in another place while doing the exercises.

Two girls learn the sitting meditation, the fifth exercise