(Clearwisdom.net) On August 22, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners from Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast areas participated in the 26th annual Yandina Street Festival, the longest running fair on the Sunshine Coast. The festive atmosphere of Maroochy Shire's oldest township provided an ideal opportunity to present the beauty and splendour of Falun Dafa.
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Demonstrations of the exercises were presented beside our stall throughout the day and countless people gathered to watch our displays and receive information on Dafa. Practitioners were continuously very busy offering truth-clarifying material to the many who expressed interest in Dafa and concern for the plight of practitioners in China.
In the afternoon, we held a 20-minute demonstration of the exercises on the street stage followed by a 40-minute presentation of singing and traditional Chinese dancing on the main stage in front of hundreds of interested onlookers. Our local singing group "One World" consisting of western practitioners took to the stage and sing some of their beautiful and original compositions, bringing to the audience an awareness of the situation practitioners are facing in China. Their final song "Returning" celebrated the nature of returning to our true selves through our cultivation journey in Dafa. Also featured were two young Chinese practitioners who coloured the stage and delighted the audience with their ornate costumes and graceful dancing.
Many hearts that day were indeed touched by Dafa through our artistic displays, receiving information on Dafa and conversing with practitioners. A number of people also attended our exercise sites over the following days after seeing our presentations at the festival.