| CORN FESTIVAL IN PALESTINE A Jewish settlement in Palestine ransoms first ears of corn for charity. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7901 | |
| Catalog #: | 528164 | |
| Clip Number: | 528164-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1676 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:52:54 - 01:55:51 | |
| Location: | Palestine | |
| Year Shot: | 1947 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Harvest FESTIVALS: Seasonal, Harvest LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Palestine | |
| Description: | CORN FESTIVAL IN PALESTINE The old biblical custom of taking a sheaf of the first fruits of the harvest to the priest was upheld in altered form by a Jewish settlement in Palestine when the first ears of corn were ransomed and the proceeds given to charity. Palestine Various shots procession of girls, children, and men carrying sickles moving through the fields. Various shots as people walk about. MS band playing. Various shots people walking along. Various shots girls in biblical costume dancing in fields. Various shots of spectators standing around. | |
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