Washington DC: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of February 5, 2006, a Chinese New Year Parade took place in spectacular fashion in Chinatown, Washington DC, the capital of the USA. The parade featured elegant ladies in ancient costumes, Dragon and Lion dances, fireworks, martial arts performances, folk dance, twelve animals, Cartoon animals, bands, and children waving colorful flags riding on scooters. A huge five-story high firecracker thunderously echoed, spreading the festive joy of the Lunar New Year to every corner of Chinatown. Thousands of people packed the H Street Archway and both sides of neighboring streets in Chinatown.

Brooklyn, NY: Drums Greet the New Year and Dispel the Haze (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) At noon on February 5, 2006, the Chinese community on Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn, New York became a hubbub of excited voices and thundering firecrackers. The community was celebrating the beginning of the New Year by holding its annual Chinese New Year parade. Falun Gong practitioners glowing with radiating vigor also participated in this parade for the first time after having broken through interference. They festively sang and danced to bring festival greetings and good wishes to the people in the community.

Germany: Court Rules That Dresden Police Violated Falun Gong Practitioner's Rights (Photo)

(Clearwisdom.net) On the morning of February 1, 2006, the Administration Court of Dresden, the state capital of Sachsen, Germany, ruled that the actions taken by the German police against a Falun Gong practitioner during former Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Germany on April 11, 2002, were illegal.

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