Quaintest Of All Carnivals Aka Quaint Shrovetide Festivals (1925)

Item title reads - Quaint Shrovetide festivals. Visitors and townspeople rehearse daily for the great Shrove Tuesday fete in which gorgeous ostrich plumes are worn. Binche, Belgium. L/S of the festival, people dance around wearing masks. M/S of a group of children dancing in costumes. M/S of the very crowded scene, people dance about holding parasols. A man holding a giant plume of ostrich feathers runs down the street. M/S of a man and woman holding some more. M/S as two men walk across the street carrying plumes and costumes. M/S as people in costume walk along. Various shots as people walk across the square, a little boy dances holding a toy axe in the air. M/S of the ostrich plumes, the camera pans across to some more. M/S of a lady holding two costumes. M/S of the plumes again, L/S of the carnival with people dancing through the streets. Note: the cuts are from 01:23:30 to the end of the item. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV.