(Clearwisdom.net) On the morning of July 4, the largest Independence Day parade in Northern California was held in Redwood City. 190 groups participated. The Falun Gong procession was composed of over 200 practitioners including the West America Divine Land Marching Band's performance of their new song "Delivering Precious Gifts." This was the first time they performed this song, giving such a great gift to the audience in Redwood. The Falun Gong procession was warmly welcomed by organizers and spectators.
  Divine Land Marching Band joined Redwood City Independence Day parade for the first time, bringing the beauty of Dafa to Redwood |
  West America Divine Land Marching Band performs their new song "Delivering Precious Gifts," and delivered such a precious gift to the audience |
  Falun Gong's flag section and exercise demonstration group |
  Members of the Divine Land Marching Band are from all walks of life |
  Members of the Divine Land Marching Band are from all walks of life |
Anderson, who has been participating in the parade since the 70's, said that among the four Asian groups in the parade this year, Falun Gong impressed him the most, and among the three sections of Falun Gong, the Divine Land Marching Band especially filled people with deep esteem.
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang told us that the Falun Gong procession had three sections, formed by 250 people. West America Divine Land Marching Band took the lead, and this was the first time that the Divine Land Marching Band joined the Redwood City parade. Behind the Divine Land Marching Band was the flag section, and the exercise demonstration team followed at the end. This is the sixth continuous year that Falun Gong practitioners have joined the Redwood City parade. All the way, spectators on both sides ceaselessly cheered for practitioners' splendid performance.
In the parade, Divine Land Marching Band performed five pieces of music: "Falun Dafa Is Good," "Fa Drums and Trumpets Shake Ten Directions," "Fa Rectifies the Universe," "Delivering Precious Gifts" and "America the Beautiful." This is the first time West America Divine Land Marching Band performed "Delivering Precious Gifts" in the parade.
There were quite a few group information desks along the parade route, one of the hosts expressed that Falun Gong was the grandest procession in the parade. Another said the exercise demonstration section was very beautiful. The host introduced that the Divine Land Marching Band was formed by over 100 Falun Gong practitioners from all walks of life. There are doctors, housewives, Silicon Valley engineers, branch managers, students and so on. The host said: "Falun Gong does not want to leave anybody behind."
Upon hearing the Falun Gong procession, many spectators showed great interest, especially to the Falun Gong practitioners who were wearing yellow exercise clothes. Audience member Terri James said he often saw Falun Gong practitioners in various parades. He thinks Falun Gong is great. He also heard about the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party, and condemned it. People have the right to pursue their dreams, and should not be persecuted because of it. The Chinese Communist Party's dictatorship is disgustful.
A resident of Redwood City said, he has seen the Redwood City parade every year, and it has been 30 years now. All kinds of cultures can be seen here. Referring to the performance of the Divine Land Marching Band, he excitedly said he had never seen any band like that.
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Another audience member said: "Welcome Falun Dafa to Redwood City parade. Your performance is excellent."
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