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法轮功在卡尔加里牛仔节获赞誉
文／加拿大法轮功学员
【明慧网二零一一年七月十一日】加拿大卡尔加里于二零一一年七月八日再次迎来规模盛大的牛仔节。在今年牛仔节开幕式一百六十七家游行团体中，法轮大法的游行队伍获得观众热烈好评，并获得牛仔节开幕式游行最佳创意二等奖。
由于英国王子威廉和王妃凯特的参与，今年的牛仔节吸引了比往年多三分之一的观众。游行队伍的人数和规模也较往年更多更大。许多观众激动地说：“法轮大法的队伍是最美最壮观的！”
法轮大法的游行队伍由三部份组成：“大法船”型花车、仙女队和天国乐团。
游行所到之处，观众欢呼声、掌声不断，人们热情地向队伍挥手致意。“法轮大法好”的横幅在阳光下金光闪闪；“大法船”气势宏大，色彩绚烂；仙女队在游行的人群中脱颖而出；天国乐团的演奏给观众留下了深刻的印象。
从广州来的梁先生每年都来看牛仔节的游行开幕式，他说：“每年的牛仔节游行，我最喜欢法轮功的队伍，他们最整齐最漂亮。在海外，就法轮功最给中国人争面子了。”
特地和家人从温哥华来参加牛仔节的陈女士，刚从中国大陆来加拿大，这是她第一次看到法轮功的游行，她感到非常震撼。起初陈女士并没有意识到这个队伍是谁，“大法船”路过时，她只是觉得好漂亮好漂亮，法船上的女孩可爱极了。当她突然看到法船上“法轮大法”字样的时候，她惊诧极了，她说自己完全没有意识到会在这里遇到法轮功，而且和她从前从中共大陆媒体知道的法轮功一点儿也不同。她非常后悔看到天国乐团的时候，她竟然什么也没做，她说当时就感到一种深深的力量打动着她。直到队伍已经从她面前走过了，她似乎才回过神来，觉得应该做些什么。她对身边的朋友大声喊：“快照啊，快照啊！好美啊！”
看台上的观众中，西人性格外向，他们热情地对法轮功的队伍大声喊：“Beautiful，beautiful（漂亮，漂亮）！法轮功！”许多西人不了解什么是法轮功，他们在左右到处询问：“What’s this?（这是什么？）”他们急切地想知道什么是法轮功，为什么这个法轮功的队伍这么漂亮？
一对中年白人夫妇非常激动地使劲鼓掌，他们惊叹说：“看哪，他们的服装色彩多好看啊！”“他们的音乐多有气势啊！”
伊娜一家从丹麦赶来参加牛仔节，她说：“我感到我和周围的人都被震住了，我们的呼吸好象停止了，我感到一股温暖的力量把我全身包围住，那一刻，我似乎没有了思维。这是我从未有过的体验。”
对一些多次观赏牛仔节开幕式游行的老卡尔加里人来说，法轮功的出现，令他们耳目一新。凯文是一家石油公司的职员。他说：“这个队伍的风格非常特别，他们不仅服装色彩鲜艳，设计也很独特，你能感到他们和其他队伍很不一样，他们乐队演奏的曲子非常令人感动，你能从这些成员的脸上感到一种宁静与祥和的力量。”
一位在大学工作的华人柏女士说，看完这个游行，我觉得从气势、规模、人数和效果的角度看，我相信法轮功是最棒的
From - http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2011/7/11/法轮功在卡尔加里牛仔节获赞誉（图）-243788.html
Calgary, Canada: The Falun Gong Group's Parade Entry Wins Award at the Cowboy Festival
(Clearwisdom.net) The annual Cowboy Festival in Calgary, Canada was held on July 8. One hundred sixty-seven groups participated in the parade at the opening ceremony this year. The Falun Gong group won second place in the category of “Best Creativity.”
Since Prince William and Kate came to the parade, the opening ceremony attracted more groups and spectators this year. Many people commented that among all the groups, the Falun Gong entry was the most beautiful one.
The Falun Gong group's entry consisted of a grand float, “celestial maiden” team, and the Divine Land Marching Band. Their performance won enthusiastic applause.
Mr. Liang, an immigrant from Guangdong, China, comes to the parade every year. He said, “I like the Falun Gong group the best. They are the most beautiful one. They make Chinese people proud.”
Ms. Chen, who just immigrated to Canada from China, came to the parade with her family. She had never seen the Falun Gong group before. When the Falun Gong entry came by, she didn't realize what it was at first. She just thought the float was great, and the little girls on it were cute. When she saw the words “Falun Dafa” on the float, she was shocked. She was surprised to find that Falun Gong practitioners are so very different than the negative propaganda she had heard from the Chinese Communist Party's media. She regretted that she didn't take any pictures when the Divine Land Marching Band passed by. When she realized that it was the Falun Gong group, she shouted to her friends: “Take photos! Take photos!”
Many Westerners were impressed by the float as well. Many shouted, “Beautiful!” Some of them asked for more information about Falun Gong. A Danish lady said that she and her friends were amazed by the band's performance and the float. “We were blown away. I felt warm energy surrounding me. All of my thoughts stopped. It was incredible,” she said excitedly.
Kevin, a local citizen who works for a gas company, said that the Falun Gong group's entry is unique. “You can feel that they are different. Their music is touching. You can see the power of peacefulness from their faces,” he said.
“The Falun Gong group is the best,” said Ms. Bo, a Chinese woman who works at a local college, “It is such a large group and their performances, costumes, and float are the most well-designed.”
From - http://clearwisdom.net/html/articles/2011/7/12/126666.html
