Honour to Martyr Maid - National Joan of Arc celebrations at Orleans.
M/S of a procession of nuns, priests, altar boys and choristers coming out of the cathedral at Orleans, some carry large religious banners.
M/S of the procession coming down a crowd lined street, good view of cathedral in the background. Various shots of the procession coming down the Orleans' streets, in one shot two policemen are seen carrying a banner horizontally.
M/S of men wearing sashes and carrying walking sticks walking past a statue of a figure on horseback - Joan of Arc? M/S of another part of the procession - men and boys in white tops with black anchors on march down the streets playing bugles. L/S of the buglers walking through a large square.
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