Tynwald Day (1920-1929)

Tynwald Day - Ancient Ceremony of reading of Manx Laws at Douglas, Isle of Man. 1920s? Procession into church - shots of men in British Army uniform walking single file toward an open Gothic church arch doorway; holding swords pointing upward in front of them. Soldiers standing to attention line the route. Men in long robes performing ritual on a circular platform w/ conical roof; some of the participants sit on bales of hay. Also shots of troops being inspected by an elderly man wearing plumes and medals - probably Manx dignitary. Some shots are repeated. C/U of elderly man with white hair, moustache and beard. Military; religion. Ceremony. FILM ID: 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 collection, which includes more than 136,000 items