(Clearwisdom.net) On May 12, 2008, Dutch practitioners held activities in Rotterdam to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. They erected picture displays, performed exercise demonstrations, and petitioned to raise awareness about the persecution happening in China. Many people saw the harmony and goodness of Falun Gong and got to know the truth about the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the practice. One after another, people signed a petition appealing for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong.
Practitioners in Rotterdam
College students have their pictures taken with practitioners
Yuan Yuan, age six, can do the exercises and read Zhuan Falun
People signed the petition to support the effort to end the persecution
On May 12, Falun Gong practitioners arrived in the center of Rotterdam quite early. They laid their materials out, set up the pictures, and demonstrated the exercises. The slow and gentle exercises attracted many people to stay and watch. A little six-year-old Chinese practitioner named Yuan Yuan joined the exercises, surprising the onlookers. Yuan Yuan just came to Rotterdam from China a month ago. She lived with her grandmother, who is also a Falun Gong practitioner, since she was born. The pair studied and exercised every day. They also clarified the truth to the people around them. Yuan Yuan not only does the five sets of exercises but also reads the Falun Gong book, Zhuan Falun. When she joined in the celebration, she missed her grandmother, who is being illegally detained in prison in China for practicing Falun Gong.
The practitioners did the exercises and clarified the truth. Some people even signed the petition before they had finished listening to the facts. A few university students returned after they heard the facts to read the display and sign the petition. Then they asked the practitioners if they could have their pictures taken with them.
At the end of the celebration, the practitioners pressed their hands together in salutation to wish Master a happy birthday.
Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200805/44494.html
