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Mitteleuropa, Württemberg - Blutritt in Weingarten

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Title
Mitteleuropa, Württemberg - Blutritt in Weingarten
Alternative Title
Central Europe, Württemberg - "Holy-Blood" Ceremonial Horsemen's Procession at Weingarten
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No Open Access License:
German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
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IWF SignatureE 2072
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Production Year1971

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IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 247 m ; F, 23 min ; Orig.

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Abstract
German
German
Reiterprozession am sog. Blutfreitag (Freitag nach Christi Himmelfahrt): Flurumritt mit einer Heiligblut-Reliquie, an dem ca. 100 Reitergruppen mit über 2000 Reitern teilnehmen. Wesentliche Phasen des Brauchs: Ankunft der Reiter, Sammlung, Prozession durch die Stadt und die angrenzenden Felder, Wettersegen am Altar, Rückkehr in die Basilika.
English
English
The film is a comprehensive documentation of the so-called "blood riders" ceremonial procession which is held on the first friday of the Crist's Ascension. The film explains the meaning of the ceremony and describes all details: the preparation, the assembly of the horsemen, the procession around the fields when the holy-blood relic is carried along, prayer for favourable wheather and finally the return to the cathedral.
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German
German
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English