(Minghui.org) Practitioners participated in the Leurse Harbor Festival in Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant on May 24, 2026, and told people about Falun Dafa and the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Many visitors were drawn to the peaceful exercise music. Some tried the exercises, and many signed petitions calling to end the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution.
The Leurse Harbor Festival is a large annual community celebration with a history of 36 years. The 2026 event was held near the harbor and featured open-air concerts, children’s entertainment, family activities, sailboat exhibitions, and many other attractions. The four-day festival drew large crowds, with more than three hundred booths participating.
The 2026 Leurse Harbor Festival. (Minghui.org)
The practitioners’ booth was about 100 meters from the entrance. Surrounding it were displays introducing the Falun Dafa exercises, banners in Dutch and Chinese reading “Falun Dafa Is Good” and “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance,” as well as copies of Falun Dafa’s main book, Zhuan Falun, truth-clarification flyers, and delicate lotus flower ornaments. In front of the booth, practitioners demonstrated the exercises, while several others distributed informational materials to visitors, spoke about the CCP’s persecution, and collected signatures on the petition to end the persecution.
Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises. (Minghui.org)
Practitioners introduce Falun Dafa to visitors, distribute flyers, and talk about the persecution in China. (Minghui.org)
Under the bright sunshine, streams of people enjoyed the cool breeze near the water while leisurely strolling through the rows of market stalls. Amid the soothing exercise music, beneath the blue sky and white clouds, practitioners dressed in bright yellow shirts stood out as they did the exercises, and they drew the attention of many passersby.
People were drawn to the Falun Gong booth. (Minghui.org)
Several children were drawn to the exercise demonstration and joined the practitioners in trying the meditation. One girl, about eight or nine years old, continued meditating for 15 minutes until the exercise music ended. Many people curiously asked where they could learn Falun Dafa and took information about the nearby group exercise sites.
Several children tried Falun Gong meditation. (Minghui.org)
A girl meditated for 15 minutes. (Minghui.org)
Mr. Eduard said, “I like Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance!” (Minghui.org)
Mr. Eduard, who was working emergency rescue duty (EHBO) at this year’s harbor festival, passed by the Falun Gong booth with his coworkers and accepted a flyer.
“I like sincerity, I like kindness, and I like Chinese culture. I hope one day I can travel to China and Taiwan,” he said. After hearing about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, he said, “Oh, that is very bad. Under communism there is no freedom. Fortunately, you are here.”
After learning about Falun Dafa people thank practitioners and sign the petition. (Minghui.org)
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