(Minghui.org) Practitioners from Dallas introduced Falun Dafa during First Monday Trade Days in Canton from July 3 to 6, 2025. People learned about the benefits of practicing Falun Dafa, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of the practice in China, and how the regime has extended this persecution to the U.S.

First held in the 1850s, the First Monday is one of the world’s largest flea markets. People from surrounding cities and counties are drawn to this unique, 450-acre market on the Thursday through Sunday preceding the first Monday of each month.

Practitioners introduce Falun Dafa at the First Monday event,

Debbi and Kathy, who were dressed in red, white, and blue for Independence Day, talked to practitioners for a long while to find out about the persecution. They agreed with Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and expressed their admiration for Chinese practitioners who’ve bravely faced the persecution.

Debbi and Kathy talk with a Falun Dafa practitioner.

A woman told a practitioner that her husband was an ethnic Chinese from Malaysia and that her mother-in-law had told her and her son about Falun Dafa. She was surprised to encounter practitioners at the event, saying that she and  her husband were planning to learn how to practice Falun Dafa.

Kay from Louisiana was visiting friends in Texas. She and her friends were very interested in Falun Dafa and took information about the group exercise sites.

Daniel said he came to the Falun Dafa booth because he sensed strong energy surrounding it. He said he had been to Asia and learned traditional ways of keeping fit, so he knew they were effective. He was interested in Falun Dafa and planned to learn the exercises on the Internet. He was saddened to hear about the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners.

Daniel said Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are important principles to follow and the keys to happiness.