| ROYAL WELSH NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD Men and women in robes take part in opening ceremony of Royal Welsh National Eisteddfod. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5318 |
| Catalog #: | 244149 | |
| Clip Number: | 244149-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1213 | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:38 - 01:28:10 | |
| Location: | Pwllheli, Wales | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Historic / Traditional FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural FASHION: Historical (Pre 1900) FESTIVALS: Welsh Eisteddfod LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Wales | |
| Description: | Royal Welsh National Eisteddfod. Picturesque opening ceremony performed with customary ceremonial. Pwllheli, Wales. L/S as a parade of people walks through a field, there are men and women dressed in robes and hoods. Other people crowd around, and a big cow's horn is carried through on a cushion. M/S of a man standing on a stone playing a bugle. Men in robes crowd round another man standing on a platform making a speech. M/S of three women in traditional Welsh costume. M/S as the man holds the horn. Interior M/S of the party sat on a platform, a crown is placed on a man's head. C/U of this man and the one who crowned him, stood outside. | |
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