| QUAINTEST OF ALL CARNIVALS (aka QUAINT SHROVETIDE FESTIVALS) People of Binche in Belgium rehearse for the Shrove Tuesday fete. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5306 |
| Catalog #: | 55113 | |
| Clip Number: | 55113-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1168 | |
| Timecode: | 01:32:39 - 01:34:16 | |
| Location: | Binche, Belgium. | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FESTIVALS: Mardi Gras / Carnival HOLIDAYS: Mardi Gras / Carnival LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Belgium PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Mardi Gras/Carnival | |
| Description: | Quaint Shrovetide festivals. Visitors and townspeople rehearse daily for the great Shrove Tuesday fete in which gorgeous ostrich plumes are worn. Binche, Belgium. L/S of the festival, people dance around wearing masks. M/S of a group of children dancing in costumes. M/S of the very crowded scene, people dance about holding parasols. A man holding a giant plume of ostrich feathers runs down the street. M/S of a man and woman holding some more. M/S as two men walk across the street carrying plumes and costumes. M/S as people in costume walk along. Various shots as people walk across the square, a little boy dances holding a toy axe in the air. M/S of the ostrich plumes, the camera pans across to some more. M/S of a lady holding two costumes. M/S of the plumes again, L/S of the carnival with people dancing through the streets. | |
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