【新唐人北京时间2023年11月25日讯】美国感恩节后的第二天(11月24日),纽约上州橙县中城(Middletown)市举办年度感恩节游行和圣诞树点灯仪式。每年受邀参加游行活动的法轮功团体受到民众欢迎。
这次游行从北街(North St)出发,前往西缅街(West Main Street),最后抵达约翰·F·德格南广场(John F. Degnan Square)举行亮灯仪式。在近千人的亮灯现场,在人们齐声倒数计数至零时,“圣诞老人”在数十英尺的高空中,点亮了圣诞树。
今年的游行队伍有近五十个团体组成,其中亚裔团体包括:法轮功、干净世界(Gan Jing World)、橙县亚美社区联盟(Asian American Community Alliance in Orange County)。
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这是一个美好夜晚。尽管寒风凛冽,但很多民众仍兴致勃勃地观看游行队伍与圣诞老人。感恩节游行和圣诞点灯,是中城延续多年的一个传统。
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中城市长乔·德斯蒂法诺(Joe DeStefano)说,“这是我们举行的第26届点亮圣诞树活动,也是我们当地的一个盛大的节日活动,我希望大家今晚过得开心,这个假期过得愉快,祝大家圣诞节快乐。”
在路边观看游行的马克·里利(Mark Lilly)对法轮功的功法产生了兴趣。于是,他跟一位法轮功学员学起了功法动作。
里利退休前是位工程师,练过瑜珈和太极。首次看到法轮功,他表示,他感到有趣,也感受到了能量。
他对游行队伍所展现的多样化的文化感到惊讶。他说,“令人惊讶,但这是件好事。”“能够在户外看到这些不同之处,我们感谢有这样的机会。”
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(特约记者林南报导/责任编辑:李红)
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