Randolph Freedom Festival July 12, 2026 12:57:03

West, West, West. ♪♪ -♪ Life is worth living. ♪♪ -♪ Down, up, up. ♪♪ -♪♪ -...to our parade. They are a traditional cultivation practice that improves mental and physical wellness. It consists of moral teachings and five exercises. It's guided by the principles of truthfulness, compassion, tolerance, free to learn and practice, and it's embraced by people of all ages from all walks of life. Three teams are joining the parade today. The first is Falun Dafa exercise team, and they're demonstrating three gentle exercises that promote health, clarity, and inner peace. The second team is their fairy team, the lotus, which is highly regarded. They grow out of the soil, and they remain pure and elegant. As a part of traditional culture, the meaning includes compassion, dignity, and holiness. And then their third team is the waist drum team, and they are coming to us from New York City, and they play a traditional instrument with nearly 1,000 years of history. The beats of the waist drum represent justice, majesty, and righteousness. It is full of the positive energy of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance, and welcome. Thank you for being in our parade. Lovely. The lotus. Beautiful. ♪♪ There you go. Welcome. So to learn more about UNICEF, check out their Facebook page, and welcome them to the parade. We are the 78th Army Band from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakers, New Jersey, in Fort Totten, New York. We wish you a safe, happy, and joyous Randolph-Freedom Festival. Thank you very much. Thank you.