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Please understand the truth about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Please do not believe the Chinese Communist Party's lies. Falun Dafa is Good. Falun Gong (Falun Dafa) teaches 'Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance', it teaches us to be a GOOD person, and it makes us HEALTHY. And it is embraced in over 100 nations! 请了解法轮功和中共残酷迫害法轮功的真相。法轮大法（法轮功）好，114个国家都热爱她，请不要被中共的谎言欺骗。（http://falundafa.org）

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Friday, February 20, 2026

[Minghui.org] Latvia: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Riga

May 28, 2025 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Latvia

She started practicing and, after reading the book Zhuan Falun, her health improved and she felt fulfilled.

(Minghui.org) May 13, 2025, is the 26th World Falun Dafa Day and the 33rd anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction. Practitioners in Latvia held a celebration at Victory Park in Riga.

Although the morning was gray and rainy, the sun appeared in the sky as the event began, creating a warm, bright, and encouraging atmosphere. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises and spoke to people about the beneficial effects of this wonderful practice on a person’s mental and physical health, as well as in society. They also showed children and their parents how to make paper lotus flowers.

Practitioners demonstrate the exercises.

People learn about Falun Dafa and make lotus flowers.

People Learn About Falun Dafa

Dace from Riga also attended the event, and after learning more about Falun Dafa, said, “It’s good for your health!” She was particularly moved by the principles of the practice. “Many people miss reality these days – everyone lives in virtual realities. And patience – you can achieve a lot with that. Not with a fist on the table, but with peace and consistency,” she said. Dace expressed her desire to learn the exercises another time and left, wishing the practitioners good luck.

The family is interested in learning the exercises.

A heartfelt moment occurred when three generations of women—a daughter, a mother, and a grandmother—went for a walk in the park to celebrate Mother’s Day and waved to practitioners. One woman said, “We often see you at the Chinese Embassy—you’re always such calm, nice people.” They also expressed interest in learning the exercises.

“So Much Energy!”

Galina and Irina did the Falun Dafa exercises.

Two friends, Galina and Irina, passed by the event several times and then decided to learn the exercises. After a few moves, they were thrilled – “It gives so much energy!” one said. They said they would come to the classes in Riga.

A young woman felt energy in her hands as she learned the exercises.

A young woman was tired after walking in the park and stopped to observe the event. A practitioner approached her, and the woman said, “Please teach me the exercises.” She smiled as she did them and said she could feel energy in her hands. When asked what made her so interested in Falun Dafa, she said, “You won’t believe it, but my last name has the word ‘Dafa’ in it. I knew it was a sign.”

Practitioner Benefits from Practicing

Practitioner Judite from Ventspils began practicing Falun Dafa in 2017 and talked about her cultivation experiences. She said that she searched for a spiritual path for many years. “I joined a Christian church, but I did not feel fulfilled. At one point, I realized that life cannot be just about sleeping, eating, and working.”

She said that one evening, she knelt and prayed, “Please show me the true path.” A few days later, in Ventspils, she saw practitioners doing the exercises, but she did not join them. When she saw them again a year later, she was surprised. However, when she saw them for the third time in Liepāja, where she had medical procedures for back problems, she realized that it could not be a coincidence.

She started practicing and, after reading the book Zhuan Falun, her health improved and she felt fulfilled.

Original Chinese article

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2025/5/28/228252.html

Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

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Friday, September 19, 2025

[Minghui.org] Latvia: People Eager to Learn About Falun Dafa During Ventspils City Festival

Aug. 12, 2024 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Latvia

The parade organizers introduced the Falun Dafa group, saying: “Falun Dafa – a mind and body cultivation practice, has been here in Latvia and Ventspils for many years! Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, these are values that everyone needs!”

(Minghui.org) The major port city of Latvia – Ventspils – celebrated its 734th birthday during the first weekend of August. For three days, the city was filled with tourists from Latvia and other countries who enjoyed the festive events. This year, as in other years, visitors had the opportunity to learn about the wonderful practice of Falun Dafa.

On the morning of August 3, 2024, a festive parade was held. A beautiful banner with the words “Falun Dafa in Latvia” was carried in front of the Falun Dafa team. The parade organizers introduced the Falun Dafa group, saying: “Falun Dafa – a mind and body cultivation practice, has been here in Latvia and Ventspils for many years! Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, these are values that everyone needs!”

*Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Ventspils festival parade on August 3, 2024.*

As the practitioners’ contingent moved along the parade route, many people followed along with the Falun Dafa exercise movements, while others called out, “Greetings, Falun Dafa!”

People Support Falun Dafa

Practitioners gathered on the Grand Square at noon, where the popular Baltic design market was held. They set up an information booth and tent, demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises, and talked to people about Falun Dafa and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of the practice. Children and their parents were invited to make origami lotus flowers.

*Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises and talk to people about Falun Dafa.*

A woman, a girl and her friend stopped to talk to a practitioner. After reading a poster asking people to sign a petition to end the CCP’s forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience in China, they wanted to know more. The practitioner told them that Falun Dafa is a self-improvement practice that’s based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Pointing to practitioners who were doing the exercises, he said, “In Latvia, Falun Dafa practitioners can exercise publicly, and tell people about Dafa, but in China, the situation is completely different. In communist-run China, practitioners are arrested and placed in detention, where they are held as a living organ bank and killed on demand for their vital organs for the transplant industry. There is a great deal of evidence for this horrific practice. The European Parliament has already passed several resolutions condemning the CCP’s organ harvesting, the last one in 2024. In its resolutions, it calls attention to China’s ongoing abuses, condemns them, calls on governments to inform their citizens and prevent them from traveling to China for transplants.”

After a longer conversation, the two women signed the petition and asked where the practitioners did the exercises in Riga. The practitioner told them that practitioners in Riga meet in Kronvalda Park every Saturday and Sunday, but in Ventspils they do the exercises at the children’s park, “Fantasy,” every Sunday morning.

During the event, the practitioner talked with a Chinese man who was surprised to see practitioners participating in public activities. He wanted to know more, because he said in China the CCP only tells the public negative things about Dafa, but when he travels abroad he sees a completely different picture. The practitioner told him about the Chinese government’s defamatory propaganda and offered Chinese-language informational materials about Falun Dafa. Also included was information about the Communist Party’s persecution of this peaceful practice, and the support that Falun Dafa receives around the world, both from the public and numerous governments. The man was very interested and gladly accepted the materials.

A young Ventspils resident, who now lives in Holland, said that Falun Dafa is what she’s been looking for and was very grateful when the practitioner gave her information about practice sites in Holland.

Two young members of the city orchestra asked a practitioner about Falun Dafa. The practitioner explained that practicing Falun Dafa focuses on raising one’s spiritual level and morality. One of them was very interested in the practice, saying that he felt it was time to start improving himself and he took the informational materials about Falun Dafa.

A woman stopped at the booth and said she wanted to sign the petition in support of Falun Dafa. When a practitioner offered her a flyer, she said she already knew about Dafa and understood everything. She just wanted to sign to help end the injustice in China.

The practitioner talked to a boy and girl from Kuldiga and Jelgava. After learning that the Chinese Communist Party persecutes those who practice Falun Dafa, the boy said the people of Latvia also experienced similar repression during the Soviet times. They were both interested in Falun Dafa and asked where they could attend classes.

A group of young men gladly took the leaflets and listened to a practitioner explain how practicing Falun Dafa can positively impact one’s physical and mental health. The young men noted that they (the young men) lacked patience. The practitioner told them that practicing Falun Dafa helps keep the body in good shape and that many people find meditating to be calming and relaxing.

An elderly gentleman who took a flyer and listened to a practitioner’s account of the CCP’s persecution and live organ harvesting in China was skeptical at first. He said he couldn’t believe it. After the practitioner explained the truth about the organ harvesting to him, and cited the evidence, he said he understood. The practitioner told him that this practice benefits everyone. The gentleman was moved, and repeatedly thanked the practitioner. He said he would read the materials and learn more about Falun Dafa.

During the event, many people were interested in learning the exercises and asked about practice sites in different cities. They thanked practitioners for their selfless work in telling the public about such a wonderful practice.

Original Chinese article

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/8/12/219489.html

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