(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners from the Sacramento, California area participated in the “I AM HAPPY PROJECT” Community & Family Festival at Royer Park, in Roseville, California, on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The project's mission is "to spread happiness globally, one person at a time." Festival visitors enjoyed learning the Falun Gong exercises and made origami lotus flowers at the Falun Gong booth.

Learning the Falun Gong exercises at the 2nd annual “I AM HAPPY PROJECT” Community & Family Festival in Roseville, California

Many festival-goers expressed interest in Falun Gong. A man originally from India watched his two grandsons learn the Falun Gong exercises and quickly decided to join them. He said he felt much better after he practiced the five exercises.

The gentleman commented that traditional Chinese culture is very profound and shares many similarities with Indian culture. When he learned that Falun Gong is suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party, he was shocked and commented, “The same way they suppress the Tibetan people, right?” Falun Gong practitioners then explained further about the atrocities of the persecution, including the harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for the profitable organ transplant trade. Looking appalled, the man said that the Chinese regime is incomprehensible and that he hopes the suppression will end soon.

Another visitor was very excited when he saw the Falun Gong booth. “I saw you in Singapore!” he exclaimed.

The event photographer told the practitioners that he worked with a person who practices Falun Gong.

On a pleasant spring day at the park, many people who had never heard of Falun Gong now know about the practice, how to practice the exercises, and experienced the happiness of practicing Falun Gong.