| St. Paralino Honored In The Festival Of Lilies | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1636 |
| Catalog #: | 354927 | |
| Clip Number: | 354927-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 030-054-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:11:13 - 00:11:48 | |
| Location: | Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. FESTIVALS: Religious LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Religious RELIGION: Christianity, Roman Catholic | |
| Description: | Festival of lilies in Italy, honors the city of Nola's Patron Saints, with dancing in the streets, and ceremonies that date from medieval times. Especially St. Paralino. Centuries ago St. Paralino - Bishop of Nola argue vandal raiders into freeing Nolan's who have been taken prisoners. Since then his memory has been honored. Several men carrying a tall giant tower down the streets of Nola. CUS - The men who are carrying the tower. MS - People standing on their baloneys tossing flower petals at the men in the parade. MS - A 90 foot tower carried through the streets of Nola with two men standing on a little ridge or area with a railing built around it. People are dancing in the street's with tambourines in their hands. Crowds in the streets and the people dancing. MS - A church in the background with throngs of people and in the mist of all of this, there are four very tall towers that are all carried on the backs of men. | |
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