The Blessing Of The Waters (1929)

Item title reads - The Blessing of the Waters. Prince Nicholas, the Patriarch and clergy of Orthodox Church, attend traditional Epiphany ceremony. Bucharest, Romania. L/S as clergymen in ornate robes emerge from church holding tablets of stone (?) Various shots as they all emerge into the snow and walk down some steps. Intertitle - ’Four peasants, in their night-shirts, retrieve consecrating cross from frozen river.’ M/S as they walk along in the river watched by Prince Nicholas and the clergymen. M/S as one holds the cross up and they wade towards the side, it is handed to the clergyman and they all make their way up the bank. M/S of the men in their night-shirts looking very cold. Intertitle - ’the blessing of the troops concludes centuries’ old custom.’ M/S as the troops walk along, Prince Nicholas salutes to them. A clergyman throws incense or holy water towards them. M/S as Prince Nicholas gets out of his carriage and salutes, he shakes hands with officials and military officers. Not