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The beautiful province of Zeeland Part 3 (1927)

This is a re-upload of an earlier version of this video, this time with copyright-free music and further enhanced.

The film starts with a nice view of the beach and town of Flushing (Vlissingen) on the island of Walcheren. It is followed by a view on Zoutelande, a village on the south coast of Walcheren.


The characteristic church is still there. The next shots show the town of Veere followed by footage showing Zeeland's local dress and particular rituals like picnic-ing in the fields, courting and how men show their dislikes for a particular girl by placing a straw man outside her door.


TIMELINE:

00:00​ Vlissingen beach (Flushing)

00:06​ Two fishing women waiting for the fishing ships to return

00:40​ The church at Zoutelande after the Sunday service

01:23​ Zoutelande seen from the dyke

01:44​ Windmill along the [location?]

02:04​ The town of Veere

02:16​ Ring the bell for the ferry!

02:31​ A 'huge' ferry approaches

02:50​ A beautiful horse on a ferry on the other side of the river

03:03​ A dog cart being pulled by a black labrador

03:07​ Shoeing a horse

03:18​ Preparing a straw man

03:25​ Ritual of placing the strawman in front of the door

03:40​ of a disliked girl.

03:48​ Going for a picnic on a Mound of Refuge

04:00​ Women in local dress

04:26​ The cheerful picnic

04:55​ Milking the cows

05:10​ When crossing a bridge a lover is entitled to a kiss

05:18​ Not everyone likes this ritual...

05:23​ Every-day scenes around a church yard

05:50​ Hoisting water from a well

06:01​ Girls in traditional costume

06:31​ Anybody home?


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