Puebla, Mexico: People Learn Falun Dafa at Chinese New Year

Feb. 13, 2025 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Mexico

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners celebrated the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year in Puebla, Mexico, sharing the ancient Chinese spiritual practice and garnering public support to end the persecution of Falun Dafa in China. Many attendees stopped by the information tables at the event, where they discovered Falun Dafa—a practice that cultivates the body and mind. They also learned about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa in China.

Practitioners celebrated the Chinese New Year in the Zócalo of the city of Puebla on January 29, 2025.

On the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, January 29, practitioners in Mexico welcomed the Chinese New Year in downtown Puebla and shared traditional Chinese culture. In the Zócalo, the main square of Puebla’s historic centre, located in the garden in front of the government palace and the colonial cathedral, practitioners demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises. They also told people about the discipline’s benefits for physical and spiritual well-being.

Practitioners teach people the Falun Dafa exercises during the Chinese New Year celebration in Puebla, Mexico, on January 29, 2025.

They also engaged with the audience, explaining the meaning of the core principles of the discipline — Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. They shared that these principles are deeply explained in Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa.

Practitioners introduce Falun Dafa to the public in the main square of Puebla City, Mexico, on January 29, 2025.

Practitioners handed out paper lotus flowers. They also explained how to incorporate these principles into one’s life.

Locals and tourists receive Falun Dafa leaflets and origami lotus flowers during the Chinese New Year celebration in Puebla on January 29, 2025.

Many people said they were appalled at the CCP’s decades-long persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners and expressed their support to stop the brutality. They also condemned the CCP’s forced organ harvesting from practitioners in China. Many signed the petition, launched by Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), calling for an end to the CCP’s forced organ harvesting.

Young people, students, university attendees, government employees, and families expressed their support for DAFOH’s petition. One man who said he was a communist, but said he was unaware of these crimes happening in China. He was deeply interested in learning more about the situation and asked practitioners for leaflets and informational materials.

Locals and tourists support DAFOH’s petition calling for an end to the forced organ harvesting.

People learn about the CCP’s persecution.

Practitioners closed the celebration with a group photo in the Historic Center of Puebla, Mexico,

Maria expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to participate in the event, and said, “Thank you Master, for giving us this opportunity to reach many people.”

Original Chinese article

Mexico: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at Mexico City High School