Falun Dafa flags have been raised in close to 20 Canadian cities in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the spread of the spiritual practice on May 13.
A series of flag-raising ceremonies kicked off on April 29 in southern Ontario’s Town of Milton, where Mayor Gordon Krantz pronounced May as Falun Dafa Month.
“Falun Dafa has received worldwide recognition, including thousands of awards and proclamations, for promoting harmony in society through its traditional Chinese self-improvement system that guides people to mental, moral, and physical wellbeing,” Krantz said.
Also called Falun Gong, the spiritual practice was first introduced in China on May 13, 1992. The practice involves meditative exercises and moral teachings based on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. By 1999, the practice had between 70 million to 100 million adherents in China alone, according to official estimates.
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