(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the 15th “Altone Comes Alive” festival held in the Beechboro District of the City of Swan, Western Australia on the afternoon of March 21, 2026. Many visitors expressed their appreciation for Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and quite a few said they wished to learn the exercises.
Held as part of Harmony Week, this community festival brought together over 70 food and craft stalls, cultural performances, and free family entertainment activities including amusement rides and a petting zoo.
The Falun Dafa booth at the 15th “Altone Comes Alive” festival held in the Beechboro district of the City of Swan, Western Australia, on March 21, 2026
Practitioners introduce Falun Dafa and demonstrate the exercises.
Many festival-goers enjoyed the opportunity to about Falun Dafa, a traditional practice beneficial to both body and mind. Many took cards with information about free online classes, and a number of people expressed a desire to learn the Falun Dafa exercises.
Afsoun Khani
Afsoun Khani said she was very interested in practicing Falun Dafa. She took copies of all the information about Falun Dafa, including the location of local practice sites. “I really love it [Falun Dafa],” she said. “I feel that in today’s society, people need this kind of practice to relax, to distance themselves from depression, and to get away from all the terrible things happening around us. I truly believe that we all need to practice Falun Dafa—to set aside some time for ourselves every day—whether it be thirty minutes or an hour—and do our very best to improve ourselves.”
Maddie Eustace (left) and her daughter, Vanna
Maddie Eustace and her daughter, Vanna, watched as practitioners did a traditional Vietnamese dance. Vanna said happily, “I feel very relaxed and at ease. The music makes me feel very calm.”
Her mother also expressed her appreciation. “I loved it. The performance was wonderful, and I thought the young women performing were very professional. My daughter, Vanna, has a neurological condition; however, I noticed that while watching the show, she didn’t show any signs of over-excitement; instead, she remained very calm, which was wonderful.”
Both mother and daughter were drawn to the exercise demonstration and chatted with practitioners who told them that Falun Gong can be learned and practiced by people of all ages. Vanna was especially delighted to receive a beautiful small lotus flower.
Hakim Amirrshid
Hakim Amirrshid, a young man from Malaysia, paused at the practitioners’ booth and expressed his appreciation for Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. He said that social media today is saturated with all kinds of negativity, and things like religion and faith seem to have vanished because people deny the existence of the Divine. “I know that people who are my age in particular, hold no beliefs whatsoever; they only believe what social media tells them. I know that there are still some people in this world, such as myself and you [Falun Dafa practitioners], who do possess faith.”
Practitioners perform on waist drums.
Practitioners perform a traditional Vietnamese conical hat dance.
During a series of dance performances, practitioners performed the dragon dance, waist drum dance, fan dance, and a traditional Vietnamese conical hat dance, which drew waves of applause from the audience.
One man filmed the practitioners’ performances. Afterwards, he went to the Falun Dafa booth and told practitioners he deeply appreciated the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. “As human beings, we need to return to our true selves; we need to view issues from different perspectives and, when conflicts arise, put ourselves in the other person’s shoes.”
He accepted a copy of the Minghui Weekly magazine and a flyer about Falun Dafa. “The world is in great need of the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance,” he affirmed.
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