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CELEBRATES THE ADVENT

Celebrates The Advent (1926)

All the men of Ashbourne village join in the traditional Lent game of...

ROMANETTI - THE BANDIT

Romanetti - The Bandit (1926)

Shots of Corsican bandit Romanetti, taken only months before his was shot...

CENTURY OLD WALLASEY FESTIVAL

Century Old Wallasey Festival (1926)

Traditional festival where a little girl is crowned the Rose...

WELCOMED IN SONG

Welcomed In Song (1926)

Massive choir of women in traditional costumes welcomes Presidents of Baltic...

CROWNING THE ROSE QUEEN & CUTS

Crowning The Rose Queen & Cuts (1926)

Fancy dress parade and 'coronation' of girl as Rose Queen.

MAKING THEMSELVES AT HOME

Making Themselves At Home (1940)

Polish troops stationed in Scotland learn and teach dances to local...

LONDON - BRIGHTON

London - Brighton (1946)

Old cars race from London to Brighton on the veteran car run.

 

 

SIENNA HOLDS MARKET PLACE DERBY

Sienna Holds Market Place Derby (1948)

Traditional annual horse race in Market Square, Sienna.

ROBBIE BURNS STATUE  aka

Robbie Burns Statue AKA "Robbie" Burns Birthday (1920)

A Wreath is placed by the statue of...

WHIT MONDAY PROCESSION

Whit Monday Procession (1924)

Huge crowds turn out for a parade in Manchester.

ROSE QUEEN

Rose Queen (1924)

Rose Queen lays a wreath on a war memorial.

HOPPING SEASON BEGINS AT PADDOCK WOOD

Hopping Season Begins At Paddock Wood (1919)

All hands on deck as whole families join in to gather...

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1952)

Boys from Eton College play their traditional game - This is what made England...

IT'S THAT GUY AGAIN!

It's That Guy Again! (1953)

Edenbridge, Kent, celebrates November the Fifth in traditional manner.

WASHING AWAY AN ECLIPSE

Washing Away An Eclipse (1956)

Hindus ward off the evil effects of a solar eclipse by bathing in the...

OBERAMMERGAU part of NEWS FROM GERMANY

Oberammergau Part Of News From Germany (1950)

Coverage of the traditional Passion Play put on every...

SIENA GOES RACING

Siena Goes Racing (1959)

Medieval themed horse racing in Italy.

JAPANESE FLOWERS issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Japanese Flowers Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Ikebana, the traditional Japanese method of...

BAT AND BALL GAME issue title - WHAT'S IN A NAME ?

Bat And Ball Game Issue Title - What's In A Name ? (1938)

Footage of gentlemen playing the game of...

MALECAN GAME

Malecan Game (1940)

South coast fishermen play a game of Malecan on the beach.

BLACK DANCERS aka BALLET A LA BANTU

Black Dancers AKA Ballet A La Bantu (1941)

Men from Natal perform a tribal dance whilst women watch....

BUDDHIST ANNIVERSARY

Buddhist Anniversary (1965)

200,000 people make pilgrimage celebrating 2,269 years of Buddhism on the...

RUGGER - IT'S MURDER!

Rugger - It's Murder! (1964)

France V Australia - International Rugby league match.

TEN TORS HIKE ON DARTMOOR aka WHITSUN PLAYTIME

Ten Tors Hike On Dartmoor AKA Whitsun Playtime (1964)

Youth groups prepare for a long days hiking...

TRIBESMEN IN ANNUAL SHOW

Tribesmen In Annual Show (1964)

Footage of the Goroka Festival in New Guinea.

DRAG-ON RACING

Drag-On Racing (1966)

Hong Kong's famous dragon boat festival.

STOOLBALL

Stoolball (1951)

Footage of women's stoolball competition in progress in Sussex.

NOTTINGHAM GOOSE FAIR

Nottingham Goose Fair (1947)

The people of Nottingham enjoy a day out at their annual Goose Fair.

HOT PENNIES THROWN TO CHILDREN IN BEAUMARIS

Hot Pennies Thrown To Children In Beaumaris (1938)

Huntsmen from Anglesey Harriers throw hot...

PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS & CUTS

Pearly Kings And Queens & Cuts (1926)

Pearly Kings and Queens with their mokes at Coster's Donkey...

TREE FELLING - 1939

Tree Felling - 1939 (1939)

Logs travel down water chute from Bavarian mountain into the river - rapid...

FIESTA OF THE GRAPES

Fiesta Of The Grapes (1946)

Annual festival of the grapes in Marino, Italy.

PAGEANT IN SIENNA ITALY

Pageant In Sienna Italy (1946)

The traditional horse race and festivities in the town square in Sienna.

ALNWICK

Alnwick (1938)

Shots of the traditional Shrovetide football game in Alnwick.

INDIAN WEDDING

Indian Wedding (1947)

Wedding of unknown royalty in India.

INDIAN DANCER

Indian Dancer (1947)

Traditional Hindu dancer Ram Gopal performing at Victoria and Albert Museum.

TRAINING FOR BOAT RACE

Training For Boat Race (1950)

Cambridge students on training for boat race against Oxford.

MEXICAN PICNIC

Mexican Picnic (1946)

Nice footage of Mexicans having a picnic on a hillside and dancing to traditional...

HIGHLAND GAMES

Highland Games (1946)

Highland games and dancing at the Cowal gathering.

MINDEN PAGEANT GERMANY

Minden Pageant Germany (1950)

Little German town of Minden revives old guild pageant. Germany.

TROOPING THE COLOUR

Trooping The Colour (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/47 - Trooping the Colour. Duplicate of UN 2140 A.

TROOPING THE COLOUR

Trooping The Colour (1950)

Footage of Trooping of the Colour ceremony. London.

ST. EFISIO CELEBRATIONS

St. Efisio Celebrations (1959)

Church celebrations in the Italian town of Cagliari see a big parade.

FEAST OF EATING

Feast Of Eating (1930-1939)

Large parade and celebrations of food and eating in the French town of Rouen.

CHINESE SILKS

Chinese Silks (1950-1959)

Embroidered Chinese silk garments

ORIENTAL DANCING

Oriental Dancing (1955)

Indonesian students demonstrate a traditional dance. Prague, Czechoslovakia.

'SHOOTING IN' THE NEW YEAR

'shooting In' The New Year (1961)

Farmers standing in a field at night firing their pistols and...

HUNGARIAN STATE ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

Hungarian State Ensemble Performance (1966)

Hungarian state ensemble performing in Budapest.

NEW GUINEA SHOW, MOUNT HAGEN

New Guinea Show, Mount Hagen (1967)

Natives gather to dance in tribal wear.

AIR HOSTESSES - PAKISTANI

Air Hostesses - Pakistani (1972)

Air Hostesses wearing Sari's serve coffee and refreshments to...