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 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV.