Cherry Blossom Time In Old Japan (1928)
Full titles read: Cherry Blossom time in Old Japan Religious rites herald the Spring as throngs flock to Budo Tokyo, Japan. M, Ss of a crowd of people walking up the steps to the Budo Temple; some men are dressed in identical robes could be monks L, S shows the crowd surging towards the temple and a raised platform to the side of it; many are holding hats out to catch something being thrown. Intertitle reads: to catch a bean, brings a change in luck Several shots of monks ( ) and their female equivalent throwing handfuls of beans into the crowd. People in the crowd hold out upturned umbrellas, paper parasols and hats to catch the beans; they all look very happy. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collec
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