Rally and Parade in Ireland Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

(Minghui.org) “The hustle and bustle around me seemed to have disappeared, and I felt the resonance deep in my soul,” Yahya said after he stopped to watch Falun Dafa practitioners celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Dublin. He enjoyed their group exercises very much, “That kind of tranquility, I feel like I have returned to my true self, and I am connected to my inner self. I feel that God is by my side.”

To celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, which falls on May 13, Falun Dafa practitioners held a rally in Dublin on May 9, 2026. They shared information about this traditional spiritual practice from China with tourists and locals.

The rally was held on O’Connell Street. As the main thoroughfare in the center of Dublin, this road has witnessed key events in Ireland’s modern history and is now not only a commercial center, but also the stage for important cultural celebrations. Many people recorded the Dafa Day activities with their phones or cameras, and some passersby asked where they could learn the exercises.

Practitioners held a parade in Dublin on May 9, 2026, to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. (Minghui.org)

Practitioners held a rally and did the exercises in front of the General Post Office (GPO) on May 9. (Minghui.org)

People learn about Falun Dafa and the CCP’s persecution in China. (Minghui.org)

People Learn About Falun Dafa

Yahya paused when passing by the event venue and watched the group exercises for quite a while. He said he was originally from Morocco and now teaches at a university in Ireland.

“Your good side will overcome the bad. Why is the world in a war? We should overcome our bad side,” Yahya said.

Seeing the practitioners doing the exercises, he said he felt that this practice can help people resist this inner interference. “While they are doing this, the bad side is eliminated,” he said.

Yahya also commended the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance: “If all human beings could follow the principles, the world would be completely new, with no hatred and people would help each other.”

Several young Chinese people were surprised to see the Falun Dafa Day celebration and took photos. A student from Fujian Province described the event to his friends over the phone while he watched. A young Chinese girl was surprised to learn that before the persecution in 1999, nearly 100 million people in China practiced Falun Dafa. She accepted a flyer and said she would learn more about it.

Karen and her children (Minghui.org)

Karen and her children watched the exercise demonstration and the practitioners’ music and dance performances.

“It’s beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. That’s why we’re drawn. We were so mesmerized. It’s so calming and peaceful,” Karen said. Her children nodded in agreement. After learning that the event was held to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, and learning what Falun Dafa is, Karen said Dafa is what the world needs.

David had high praise for practitioners. (Minghui.org)

David said it was incredible that practitioners were arrested, tortured, and even subjected to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting. He signed the petition that calls for an end to the persecution, and encouraged practitioners to keep up their efforts to expose the persecution. “A totalitarian regime can never succeed or survive for long by stopping people from sharing our love for each other,” he said.

Jason (Minghui.org)

After Jason from India signed the petition, he said, “I knew about Falun Dafa, but when I was walking by and saw you, I wanted to take a look at this again. So I was surprised that the persecution is still going on.”

He said that a few years ago, he signed a petition and hoped that people practicing such a good practice should not be persecuted.

“This practice is very good. It gives you peace. It improves health and mental well-being. I think that’s so important in this world. When your mind is disturbed, when you are mentally and physically not good, you start hating people. Meditation, like Falun Dafa, takes you out from all the hate and gives you peace and compassion,” Jason said.

He said that kindness can be passed on to others, “It’s just like light. When I have a light in my hand and I give it to you, you spread that light across more people. So Falun Dafa is the same. It’s like light, you pass it on to others. And that’s what you’re doing. If everyone can do that, this world will change.”

Jason said that Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are what everyone wants. He said, “If you are truthful inside, you’ll be kind to others. You’ll be compassionate. Compassion: if you don’t have these principles, you don’t have peace as well.”