Weekend of Celebration of World Falun Dafa Day Begins in New York

Hundreds of people from around the world gathered outside the U.N. building in New York City on Friday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the introduction of Falun Gong.

Outside the United Nations building in New York City on May 11, two Falun Gong practitioners hold a banner emblazoned with the core principles of this spiritual practice: truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. In the background, hundreds of practitioners meditate. The event is part of a celebration of the 20-year anniversary of the introduction of Falun Gong in China. (Epoch Times Staff).

NEW YORK—What was an anomaly near the UN on Friday morning used to be a daily occurrence throughout China in the mid-90s.

Hundreds of people lined up in neat rows, a sea of peaceful faces with eyes closed—meditating.

Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on 1st Ave. was filled with people who had traveled from all corners of the word to celebrate 20 years of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) as part of a weekend-long observance of World Falun Dafa Day.