Round the World with Movietone: King Peter of Jugo-slavia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
449A
Date Released
13 Jan 1938
Date submitted
10 Jan 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 19
Section Title
Round the World with Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas in Jugo-slavia. SHOTLIST: Due to the different calendar used in Yugoslavia. Christmas Eve there is celebrated on January 6th. At the Royal residence, "White Castle" near Belgrade, little King Peter II upholds the old Christmas traditions. The Christmas tree is brought to the castle entrance the procession is met by King Peter who scatters handfuls of grain in symbolic custom.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Religion and belief
Locations
Balkans
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
32277
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Carl Bernard
Commentator
Enid Lowe
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Story extras:

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'Round the World with Movietone: King Peter of Jugo-slavia', British Movietone News Issue No. 449A, 13 Jan 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8393 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)