Eucharistic Festival (1939)

Full titles read: “EUCHARISTIC FESTIVAL“ L/S’s of large festival in progress at the Algerian Congress to celebrate the return of the church in Algeria, (North Africa) after more than 800 years. Hundreds people attend the event. L/S’s of several young girls kneeling down for Communion. A religious leader walks past and gives each one the Communion Host. Several more shots of the 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 from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.