(Clearwisdom.net) The 2006 World Earth Day was held in the Square of Triumph in Barcelona. This year's activity was much larger in scale than previous years, with over a hundred groups and organisations attending the festival. The square was filled with a huge crowd of people. The Falun Gong stand was situated right in the middle of the square, and the "Falun Dafa" banner with red words on a golden yellow base was extremely eye-catching. During the two-day celebration, there was a continuous stream of people coming to see the poster exhibition about Falun Gong.

Practitioners introduce Falun Gong and the persecution in China to Spanish people

Shocked by the CCP's atrocities, people sign petition to support Falun Gong

Supported by the organiser, practitioners displayed the banners and posters strongly condemning the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong at the entrance. This helped everyone coming to the festival to have an opportunity to see the unspeakable brutal persecution happening in China. Kind Spanish people were shocked by the Chinese Communist regime's violent crimes. Many of them came to sign the petition to support Falun Gong practitioners and many times people queued to sign petition.

A middle-aged lady said angrily: "It is impossible to imagine and believe that in today's peaceful age - the 21^st century where people are all promoting freedom and democracy, such terrible things are happening. They (the Chinese Communist regime) are more brutal than wild animals. Their crimes must be stopped." A photographer stood a long time to read all posters and asked in great detail about Falun Gong and the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Before he left, he bought a bunch of flowers, saying that they were for Falun Dafa. Three generations of one family came to sign our petition. When the little boy signed his name, his grandmother told him to write his name down clearly because his signature was of great significance and he was doing a very righteous thing.

Three generations of one family come to sign the petition. The grandmother tells her grandson to write his name down clearly.

During the festival, Falun Gong practitioners also met many Chinese people. Most of them happily accepted leaflets and DVDs clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution of Falun Gong in China. A grandfather with his grandson said to practitioners: "The Communist Party says Falun Gong is not good. But I don't believe what they say. I want to know by myself what Falun Gong really is and why so many people are practicing it." The elderly gentleman hoped to read the main teaching of Falun Gong, Zhuan Falun. Practitioners promised to bring him a copy the next day.

A pure and innocent little Falun Gong practitioner gives out leaflets

Some people asked what the benefits of practising Falun Gong are. When they heard practitioners' personal experience of mental and physical benefits, they were pleasantly surprised and expressed their wish to learn Falun Gong.

A couple from Northeast China had talked to practitioners in a park and also received leaflets before. At that time the lady was unwilling to listen. This time when they met practitioners at the festival, they had changed a lot. The lady came to say hello to practitioners. They were very happy to have new materials about Falun Gong. Just a moment after they left, they came back again with four Chinese people. With smiles the couple told practitioners that these people were from the same place as them and wanted to have materials about the truth of Falun Gong and they wanted to know about Falun Gong. These Chinese people carefully checked through the materials to see if they missed any. Practitioners were really happy for them.