(Minghui.org) The Falun Gong booth at the Youth Day in Toronto enjoyed visits from locals and tourists interested in learning the exercises. The event took place on July 22 at Yonge-Dundas Square and included a Yonge Street closure from Dundas to Queen, transforming the road into a vibrant marketplace.

Falun Gong practitioners started the day with their exercises on the street in the rain. The Sun came out soon and visitor traffic picked up. Many stopped and watched the exercises and took materials from the booth. Practitioners also demonstrated exercises on the event's center stage.

Falun Gong practitioners took part at Toronto's Youth Day. This year marked the 12^th year of this annual event. Visitors stopped by the Falun Gong booth to learn about the exercises.

Visitors tried out the Falun Gong exercises right away at the Youth Day 2018 in Toronto.

Mr. Olma learned from practitioners that Falun Gong was widely spread in over 100 countries. He was pleasantly surprised that teachers and students in India, his home country, practiced Falun gong exercises in schools. Mr. Olma asked why Falun Gong was free. Practitioners told him that they were volunteers; they simply wanted to pass on the benefits.

“I see. I will tell more people to practice Falun Gong,” said Mr. Olma.

Ms. Arya approached practitioners and told them that she had seen Falun Gong exercises at the Woodbin Park near her home. “To me, this is so special. The energy in the body is too special!” She tried out the movements of the exercises.

She left her contact information so she would be notified for the next exercise teaching class in Toronto, “I will tell my friends. This is very important. We should let more people know. This is going to help our communities.”

Visitors at the Falun Gong booth also included tourists from England, the Netherlands, Mexico, China, and more.

Jannet and her daughters learned Falun Gong exercises.

图9：密西沙加市的艾利克斯（Alex）先生想学炼法轮功

Alex from Mississauga, a large city near Toronto, read Falun Gong materials and asked many questions. Practitioners shared with him the positive changed they experienced upon taking up the practice. Alex said that he wanted to learn Falun Gong and wrote down the location and time of group exercises at Mississauga.

Mr. Salihe saw Falun Gong mediators on the street and engaged a conversation with a practitioner. He asked about the age group of the practice and learned that practitioners were in all age groups: from toddlers to elderly over 80 years. He asked for a practitioner's contact information to follow up to learn the exercises.

Some Chinese were also among the visitors. They took pictures of the Falun Gong booth and took Chinese version materials.

A Chinese chatted with practitioners for a long time. He identified himself as a lay Buddhist. He said that he knew about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. A practitioner told him about how she started cultivation and her personal experience of the persecution. The lay Buddhist was shocked. He said he would tell more friends about the facts of Falun Gong.