Spring Equinox

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2286
Date Released
26 Mar 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spring Equinox. DESCRIPTION: On Tower Hill beside All Hallows Church, members of the Groves of the Ancient Druid Order celebrate the ‘Spring Equinox’ (when Spring breathes new life into the dead Winter and barren earth becomes green again). SHOTLIST: GV Tower Hill with Tower of London in back ground. GV All Hallows Church, Tower Hill. GV druids entering the stone paved garden of church headed by a druid holding a sword. SV ditto as they form a circle. SCU pan druid carrying ceremonial sword. SV crowd watching. LV druids carrying a banner forming circle. CU pan down from banner to girls. SV druids formed in circle. SV one of the druids standing in centre of circle blowing a large horn. SV crowds watching. SV druid standing in centre of circle performing ceremonial sheathing of the sword and declaration of peace. CU druid watching. SV pan as the Lady of Spring brings into the circle the Ancient Horn of Plenty. SV pan a druid walking in a circle dropping liquid from the Horn of Plenty. SV druids watching. GV seeds being scattered on ground so that the Spring sowing may be blessed. SV line of druids holding hands. GV pan all the druids ditto.
Keywords
Religion and belief
Locations
London; Tower Hill
Card file number
98961
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Spring Equinox', British Movietone News Issue No. 2286, 26 Mar 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29827 (Accessed 02 May 2025)