{"id":2211,"date":"2021-06-20T13:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T13:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2022-01-14T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T15:15:29","slug":"creating-a-new-world-culture-through-filial-piety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/creating-a-new-world-culture-through-filial-piety\/","title":{"rendered":"Filial Piety Festival &#8211; Creating A New World Culture Through Filial Piety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2211\" class=\"elementor elementor-2211\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0be04b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0be04b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b580d8\" data-id=\"1b580d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4c30b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4c30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>With the theme \u2018Creating a New World Culture through Filial Piety,\u2019 the Festival took place at the Peace Embassy and was live-streamed by Zoom to other states and overseas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da0fddf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da0fddf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a4a554\" data-id=\"7a4a554\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debee04 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"debee04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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This was followed by a heart-felt opening prayer from Rev Steve Evans, pastor of Sunshine Coast Family Church.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Rev. Yutaka Yamada, chairman of Universal Peace Federation Oceania, gave the welcoming remarks. He emphasized the importance of sacrificing myself for our parents and creating filial piety culture in our families. This is the culture to realise \u201cOne Family under God.\u201d Prof. Thomas Hwang, International President CPFWP, and Mr. John Adamedes, President of UPF Australia, gave congratulatory remarks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5650d1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5650d1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac9fd4d\" data-id=\"ac9fd4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baef91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3baef91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Prof. Hwang highlighted the importance of maintaining and promoting family values. He also commented that this event by the CPFWP in Australia will have positive repercussions in other countries\u2019 chapters.\u00a0 Mr. Adamedes highlighted that filial piety starts with attending God as our Heavenly Parent and that God must be at the centre of the family relationships.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The audience heard two testimonies, one from Pablo Barreto about his mother\u2019s words of encouragement when he was a student, that are still guiding him years later, and one by Brigitte Xu, who gave some very practical advice on how sons and daughters can repay the love and care received by their parents, at the time when parents need to be looked after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b0839\" data-id=\"51b0839\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d53498 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d53498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9977be33-6d09-4ce7-87db-244e70601682.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Creating A New World Culture Through Filial Piety\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIxNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NwZndwLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDZcLzk5NzdiZTMzLTZkMDktNGNlNy04N2RiLTI0NGU3MDYwMTY4Mi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9977be33-6d09-4ce7-87db-244e70601682-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9977be33-6d09-4ce7-87db-244e70601682-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9977be33-6d09-4ce7-87db-244e70601682-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9977be33-6d09-4ce7-87db-244e70601682-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9977be33-6d09-4ce7-87db-244e70601682-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9977be33-6d09-4ce7-87db-244e70601682.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc434d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbc434d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr \/><p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Brigitte Xu<\/span><br \/>shared her filial piety testimony<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ba6495 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ba6495\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe304d\" data-id=\"7fe304d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4a641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec4a641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The highlight of the festival was the Filial Piety Writing contest. It was difficult for the judges to decide on the winners, as all entries were heartfelt, sincere, moving and well written.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">There were two categories, Youth (22 and under) and Adults.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">In the Youth category, Leon Burfield, 19, got the first prize; Youngmin Yoo, 21, the second and Lora Lim, 12, the third. Their essays had the audience moved and at the same time entertained.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">In the Adult category, the first price went to Robert Kaforau, who shared a testimony about his family back in the Solomon Island, and particularly about his late mother. Pastor Sammy Lee received the second prize although unfortunately he could not attend due to health issues, and the third prize went to Pablo Barreto.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">In between testimonies, the youth choir delighted the audience with a Chinese song called Gratitude to My Father and Mother, and Wind Beneath My Wings. These songs warmed the hearts of all participants. The event concluded with a group photo, refreshments and informal sharing among all participants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 Jun 2021 | Sydney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[9,50],"tags":[49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2220,"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions\/2220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpfwp.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}