NEW YORK—Around 2,000 adherents of Falun Dafa, a traditional spiritual practice, joined in a grand parade through the streets of Manhattan on Friday, May 11.
Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a practice of 5 slow exercises and at its core is based on 3 simple principles—truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Today it is practiced by tens of millions in over 70 countries worldwide.




