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SHINTO FESTIVAL

Shinto Festival (1935)

The Shinto Festival takes place in Japan.

THE FEAST OF THE LANTERNS

The Feast Of The Lanterns (1934)

Picturesque lantern festival is held in Japan.

DANCE OF THANKSGIVING IN SWITZERLAND

Dance Of Thanksgiving In Switzerland (1938)

Swiss villagers jig about wearing model villages on...

CELEBRATING THE FESTIVAL OF JAGANNATH IN INDIA

Celebrating The Festival Of Jagannath In India (1937)

Annual festival of Jagannath, Lord of the...

PROSIT!

Prosit! (1959)

Germans have fun at the Munich Beer Festival.

ALE AND HEARTY

Ale And Hearty (1938)

A festive atmosphere reigns at the beer festival in Holland.

INDIA FESTIVAL

India Festival (1944)

Footage of Indian festival.

 

 

 FESTIVAL BALLET IN HUNGARY

Festival Ballet In Hungary (1962)

Various shots of a ballet performance, in Hungary.

BALLETS RUSSES - FESTIVAL OF NARCISSUS

Ballets Russes - Festival Of Narcissus (1920-1929)

Ballet on open-air stage in mountainous area followed...

YOUTH ATHLETES

Youth Athletes (1920-1929)

Festival for young Hungarian athletes in Mako, Hungary.

WINE HARVEST FESTIVAL

Wine Harvest Festival (1926)

In celebration of a vintage year, the fountains of Marino flow with wine...

WELSH EISTEDDFOD FESTIVAL aka LLOYD GEORGE AT LLANDUDNO

Welsh Eisteddfod Festival AKA Lloyd George At Llandudno (1918)

Crowds and participants in Welsh...

"The Old Japan" (1933)

Japanese ceremony to celebrate their defeat of Korea many centuries before.

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL - TATTOO OF PIPES AND DRUMS

Edinburgh Festival - Tattoo Of Pipes And Drums (1947)

Edinburgh Castle is the scene for a Highland...

FIRE WALKERS IN HINDU NATIVE PARADE AT SINGAPORE

Fire Walkers In Hindu Native Parade At Singapore (1937)

Crowds watch young men run over burning...

RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL - MULLINGAR FRATERNITY

Religious Festival - Mullingar Fraternity (1927)

People of all ages take part in a religious...

GRAPE FESTIVAL - ROME

Grape Festival - Rome (1938)

The people of Rome celebrate the grape harvest with a big festival. ...

FESTIVAL PIGEON RACE

Festival Pigeon Race (1951)

Masses of pigeons are released for a race from Battersea Festival Park.

MESSINA

Messina (1936)

Various shots of religious street festival in Messina, Italy.

 UKRAINIAN YOUTH FESTIVAL

Ukrainian Youth Festival (1957)

Lots of marching and twirling of hoops at Ukrainian Youth Festival.

SOUTHBANK

Southbank (1960-1969)

Royal Festival Hall sign lit up at night, pan out across river. Pan along Southbank lit...

HALT HERE FOR INDIA

Halt Here For India (1936)

Huge crowds gather for Hindu Car Festival at Puri in Bengal, India.

"Oh! To Be In Italy Now That Autumn's Here"!! (1933)

A festival of grapes is held in Rome - parade...

FASCIST

Fascist "Festival Of Marriage" (1933)

Mass celebrations of marriage - lots of Italian couple tie the...

"Merrie England" - Once Again! (1931)

Traditional folk dancing festival at Blenheim Palace.

HISTORIC FETE AT SIENNA

Historic Fete At Sienna (1935)

The historic horse race and the presentation of colours in the streets...

EAST BRENT HOLDS HARVEST FESTIVAL

East Brent Holds Harvest Festival (1935)

Traditional harvest festival in Somerset that ends with...

FRENCH MILITARY FESTIVAL aka MILITARY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN PARIS

French Military Festival AKA Military Music Festival In Paris (1936)

Military marching bands...

ITALY - ANCIENT CEREMONY aka PROCESSION OF OF ST. EPISLIO LNER

Italy - Ancient Ceremony AKA Procession Of Of St. Epislio Lner (1937)

Ancient Festival on...

ROME HARVEST FESTIVAL

Rome Harvest Festival (1937)

Italian harvest celebration.

FESTIVAL OF SPRING IN SOUTH AFRICA

Festival Of Spring In South Africa (1937)

Children celebrating arrival of spring in South Africa.

EUCHARISTIC FESTIVAL

Eucharistic Festival (1939)

Footage of the Eucharistic ceremony in Algeria, North Africa.

THE BIG BLOW & CUTS

The Big Blow & Cuts (1926)

Working men's National Band Festival, held at Crystal Palace.

THE BIG BLOW

The Big Blow (1927)

Bandsmen gather at Crystal Palace to attend a National Brass Festival.

3000 CHILEAN GIRL ATHLETES

3000 Chilean Girl Athletes (1927)

Massive athletics display by girls in Chile.

THE OLD JAPAN RETURNS

The Old Japan Returns (1928)

Footage of a procession during the Japanese Festival of the Gion Shrine.

JAPANESE FESTIVAL

Japanese Festival (1920)

Japanese Festival sees modern Japan returning to traditional ways for ancient...

SHROVE TUESDAY

Shrove Tuesday (1921)

On Shrove Tuesday Master Pickering wins the Dean's guinea for securing the largest...

TO KEEP THE GHOST IN GOOD HUMOUR

To Keep The Ghost In Good Humour (1922)

Ancient Chinese festival taking place in Peking, China.

QUAINTEST OF ALL CARNIVALS aka QUAINT SHROVETIDE FESTIVALS

Quaintest Of All Carnivals AKA Quaint Shrovetide Festivals (1925)

People of Binche in Belgium...

THE BLESSING OF THE HOUNDS

The Blessing Of The Hounds (1929)

Patron Saint blesses the foxhounds on festival of St. Hubert,...

3,600 BANDSMEN'S BIG BLOW

3,600 Bandsmen's Big Blow (1925)

150 brass bands take part in noisy National Festival at Crystal...

3,600 BANDSMEN'S BIG BLOW

3,600 Bandsmen's Big Blow (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for 3,600 BANDSMEN'S BIG BLOW in G 1229.

NEWSBRIEFS Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Newsbriefs - new dress uniform for British...

BIG VISITOR FOR FESTIVAL

Big Visitor For Festival (1951)

Giant Italian locomotive arrives to festival site in London.

'BIG DIPPER' ON TEST

'big Dipper' On Test (1951)

The world's biggest portable scenic railway undergoes first running test.

VILLAGE FOLK SINGERS AND DANCERS

Village Folk Singers And Dancers (1927)

Quaint item about a visit to Britain by some Dutch country...

Selected originals - EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

Selected Originals - Edinburgh Festival (1965)

Material relating to newsreel story "Edinburgh...

10,000 DRILL

10,000 Drill (1961)

World Gymnastic Festival sees 10,000 people perform in Stuttgart, Germany.

TRIBESMEN IN ANNUAL SHOW

Tribesmen In Annual Show (1964)

Footage of the Goroka Festival in New Guinea.