Falun Gong Caps Off Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing

Published on February 11, 2024

NEW YORK—The sidewalks of the heart of Flushing, Queens, were packed on Feb. 10 as New Yorkers celebrated the Chinese New Year with a massive parade. Some 50 different groups participated, with floats and banners representing Falun Gong bringing up the rear. “In China, if you saw this, you would have been arrested long ago,” said Zhang Yan, who moved to the United States from China for the freedom that is impossible under China’s ruling communist regime. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual meditation practice that most people in China have heard of. It teaches the three principles of truth, compassion, and forbearance, and its practitioners say it brings many mind-body-spirit benefits....

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