(Minghui.org) On May 18 and 19, 2024, the Bulgarian Falun Dafa Association presented the spiritual practice at the 15th Hello, Health! Festival in Plovdiv. This year’s festival, held at the House of Science and Technology in the city center, had the theme: “Plovdiv for Peace.”

Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises, shared the benefits of the practice, and told people about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun DAfa. 

Festivalgoers were captivated by the five gentle exercises. Many people joined the practitioners and learned to meditate. 

Most people who tried the exercises told practitioners afterwards that they felt extremely peaceful and very comfortable and calm. Many wished to know where practitioners routinely met to do the exercises. Some people were happily surprised to find out that it was now possible to learn the exercises online and took leaflets and business cards handed out with information about the online classes. Others said that they felt like they were “having a consciously pleasant experience” and that they felt very good after doing the exercises.

People learn the Falun Dafa exercises during the Hello, Health! Festival in Plovdiv.

Organizers Issue Award to Dafa Practitioners

At the event, the organizers presented the practitioners an award for being the most inspiring participant of the festival. 

The practitioners’ award at the Falun Dafa booth. 

The coordinator of the two-day event, Kerka Kuncheva, noted that people were very receptive to information about the practice. “The demonstration of the exercises was really well attended,” she said. “The exercises impressed people with a strong field of energy of calm and harmony.”

People take photos with practitioners after learning about the practice.

She said that other festival presenters also stopped by to show their support for the practitioners. Some of them knew that the practitioners were also raising awareness for their fellow practitioners in China, who are being persecuted by the CCP, and gave their approval for the practitioners’ efforts. 

“[They] also came to share with us that they were grateful and fascinated by what Dafa practitioners around the world are doing by peacefully speaking out about the evil regime in China and inspiring the hope of salvation to people around the world,” she said. 

Sharing the Values of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance

Practitioners not only introduced the Falun Dafa exercises to attendees, they also told them about Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. They encouraged children to be kind, and in this way make themselves and other people happy. 

A practitioners tells the story of the lotus flower. 

A mother and her daughter participated in a Dafa workshop. After hearing the story of the lotus flower and the values of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, the mother said that The Lotus Flower story was beneficial for educators to read to kindergarten children, and that she would recommend the book to the teachers she knows.