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.
1927-01-03 19:00:00 - Nederland
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?