Titles read: 'PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD'.
Various locations of events.
In a small village near Vienna, Austria, we see an ancient custom of silencing the church bells once a year so that small boys can go around with barrows, calling people to worship with a little song....
Titles read: 'PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD'.
Various locations of events.
In a small village near Vienna, Austria, we see an ancient custom of silencing the church bells once a year so that small boys can go around with barrows, calling people to worship with a little song. Natural sound of the boys singing. They are given food (looks like eggs?) by villagers. Shots of the bells ringing on the following day.
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