(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the Happy City Festival, which was held on July 28, 2019, at Ostrovsky Square in Sochi City, Russia.

Practitioners told festival attendees about Falun Gong and how it is based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. They also offered free exercise instruction and many took advantage of the opportunity to try Falun Gong for themselves.

Falun Gong practitioners teach the five sets of health-promoting exercises to people at the Happy City Festival in Sochi City, Russia on July 28, 2019.

A man from St. Petersburg said that the exercises had rejuvenated him, and he wanted to share this amazing energy and peaceful feeling with his friends back home.

Mr. Litvinov also tried Falun Gong for the first time. “I received a lot of positive energy,” he said. “It started me a new direction as I learned the true meaning of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Thank you very much,” he said.

Ms. Tatyana was grateful to practitioners for introducing Falun Dafa to her. “You taught me the exercises and woke me up to a world of joy. Thanks!”

Ms. Olga Smirnova from Moscow told practitioners that they were “kind, open-hearted and sincere.”

“Thank you for teaching us the exercises. We will join you and follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance,” she said.