Full title reads: “Cairo. The fete of the Bride of the Nile. Cannon salutes now replace the ceremony of annual sacrifice of a virgin, the ancients practised to assure abundant rain & good crops.“ Cairo, Egypt. People line the banks of the River Nile. CU Two Egyptian boys in crowd. Shot of ships on the Nile, Riverboats etc. Shots of the Royal barge being escorted down the river by dhows and other traditional sailing boats. A canon is fired from the Royal Barge. This material is from 1930s Extras Reel 1 - keep separately from original newsreels. 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
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