(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Paris and other provinces of France gathered in Human Rights Square at the Eiffel Tower on the afternoon of May 13, 2023 to celebrate the 31st anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction.

They also celebrated Master Li Hongzhi’s, the founder of Falun Dafa’s, birthday. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises, and performed songs.

Dafa disciples in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France.

Dafa disciples in the French overseas province of Liuliwang Island congratulate the great Master of compassion on his birthday!

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https://www.minghui.org/mh/article_images/2023-5-15-paris-513_03.jpg Practitioners in France gathered in Human Rights Square at the Eiffel Tower to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day on the afternoon of May 13, 2023.

Falun Gong practitioners perform a lotus dance.

“The Whole World Knows About Falun Gong”

Merlo Bernard from Liuliwang, France, admires the inner peace displayed by Falun Dafa practitioners.

Merlo Bernard is a marathon enthusiast from the French island of Liuwang. He said that Falun Dafa’s basic principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is the foundation of life, and is very good. He also said that practitioners are amazing, and he could feel that they were very calm in their hearts.

Merlo discovered that the whole world knows about Falun Dafa. He has been to Vietnam, where there are people practicing Falun Dafa, and in Africa, where there are also Falun Dafa practitioners. There are also Falun Dafa practitioners on Liuliwang Island. The whole world knows about Falun Dafa.

People sign the petition to support Falun Gong practitioners.

Tourists read the exhibition board and practitioners clarify the facts.

Chinese Woman Living in Paris Quits the CCP and Wants to Practice Falun Gong

Ms. Ye, a Chinese woman in Paris who lives near the tower, approached the Falun Dafa practitioners and told her story of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) made her lose her family and property. She had to flee to France. She said that the CCP is very inhumane. She asked practitioners to help her announce her withdrawal from the CCP.

Ms. Ye said that she also wanted to practice Falun Dafa, but did not know how to get started. Falun Dafa practitioners told her about the Paris practice site and the Falun Dafa website.

Mainland Falun Dafa Practitioner Was Happy to See the Event in Paris

Ms. Li, a Falun Dafa practitioner from mainland China, was traveling to Paris with her family. She saw the Falun Dafa practitioners at the Eiffel Tower, and was very excited to see the grand scene of Falun Dafa Day.

She said that when she got off the plane in Paris, she saw Shen Yun commercials. “Now, I meet Dafa disciples overseas. I feel very warm, excited, and have a feeling of going home,” she said.

Ms. Li said that she had been persecuted in China and had persisted in cultivating after she was released from prison.

New Practitioner Thanks Master Li

Mr. Zou, a Chinese living in Paris, chose The Epoch Times to advertise his business in 2007. At that time, he disliked the European Times (a CCP-backed newspaper in Europe), and knew that it was the mouthpiece of the CCP. He felt that the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) was similar to what happened during the Cultural Revolution.

He did not know much about Falun Gong at the time, but only knew that many people who practiced Falun Dafa were definitely not bad people. He felt that the CCP regime was not good.

He knew that practicing qigong could cure illness and fitness, and he also wanted to learn Falun Dafa. He found Falun Dafa practitioners in November 2022.

The practitioners advised him to read the Falun Dafa books. He downloaded Zhuan Falun from the Internet. He was in a particularly bad mood because his wife had a conflict with him, but after reading the book, he calmed down.

“There were also changes in my body. Master cleaned my body. The first time I read Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa. there was something I didn’t understand, and when I read it later, I understood better. I knew that it was all true and right.”

He went to work every day, and practiced and read the book when he got home. “I used to do good deeds, help others, but I didn’t get anything in return. I felt that I had suffered a loss, and my heart was hurt. After learning the teachings of Falun Dafa, I understood that no matter what I did, I couldn’t ask for a return, and my heart was more peaceful.”

In the past, driving was like fighting a war. He never let others overtake. He is no longer like that now.

“After half a year of cultivation, my mood has calmed down, and I am less impatient and nervous. Dafa taught me how to deal with things. I used to have high blood pressure and dizziness if I didn’t take medicine. After practicing Falun Dafa, I was able to stop taking the medicine.”

Mr. Zou is grateful to Master for his care and compassion.