(Minghui.org) “People marched in the streets in Warsaw. With music, banners, and waist drums, they told spectators what’s happening in China, about Falun Dafa, and the facts about the persecution (in China). The messages on the banners were very clear and easy to understand,” Karolina Gruczek, who works in the private sector, said as she explained to her family and friends what she saw on September 9, 2022.
At noon that day, over one thousand Falun Dafa practitioners from more than 30 European countries paraded through downtown Warsaw. Led by the Tian Guo Marching Band and an exercise demonstration team, practitioners from various European countries dressed in traditional clothes hoisted banners in their native languages as the procession marched by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Embassy area, the main entrance of Warsaw University, and finally arrived at the Old City.
Many display boards were set up to explain the persecution Dafa faces in China. Dragon dancers, lion dancers, and the resounding waist drum team brought up the rear. It was a spectacle for all to see.

Practitioners from more than 30 European countries paraded in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, on September 9.
Peaceful and Inspiring Parade
“I love the beautiful golden dragon, the drumbeats, their costumes, and the dancing to the drums. The music is calming, but the drumbeats are uplifting,” Karolina said. She is a college student majoring in culture who stopped to watch the dragon dance and waist drum team at the end of the parade. She commented that it was a rare scene in Warsaw so she took some video footage to share with her friends.
Product manager Robert Świątek and his wife came to Warsaw to visit their son and recorded the parade on their mobile phones. “It’s a very good march. People in the parade are smiling and very peaceful which makes people feel calm.” He wished that all protest marches would be so peaceful and quiet.
The Persecution Is Heartbreaking
But Mr. Świątek also clearly understood from the banners that Falun Dafa practitioners are being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “It is a pity that they are being persecuted in China and in their own country.” He said while signing his name on a petition to support practitioners. He said he planned to share the video he recorded with his friends, hoping that more people would know the information. “The more signatures, the closer to the goal, and the greater the influence,” he added.

Karolina Gruczek said, “The facts about the persecution of practitioners in China deeply saddens me. This should be completely stopped and condemned. The parade is very meaningful.”
In English, Vyacheslav Kriuchkov said, “It’s too bad that Falun Dafa practitioners are persecuted in China.” Then he switched to Russian and added, “If more people know about the persecution of practitioners in China, it will end.”