| THE FETE DES VIGNERONS Wine growers celebrate a festival with parades, costumes and dancing. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5370 |
| Catalog #: | 56724 | |
| Clip Number: | 56724-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1422 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:25 - 01:12:21 | |
| Location: | Vevy, Switzerland | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEVERAGES/ALCOHOL: Wine FESTIVALS: Historical FESTIVALS: Seasonal LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Switzerland | |
| Description: | The "Fete des vignerons" (wine growers fete). 2,000 performers in pastoral festival held every 22 years since 16th century. Vevy, Switzerland M/S people dressed in costumes of olden day - some as soldiers in 17th century dress - tights, leather jerkins, baggy trousers to the knee, plumed hats and carrying pikes. They are seen entering an arena through an archway. L/S from above, show men and women in costume involved in various displays and dancing in traditional manner watched by large crowds seated round an arena. A Swiss flag hangs over the arena. Shots of large floats pulled by horses walking round the arena, with girls performing a maypole display, and others gathering for the close of the festival. | |
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