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Asaa: Hestevæddeløbene og Strandfest (1945)

Asaa: Hestevæddeløbene og Strandfest poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
12 min

How it feels

This is a short documentary from 1945 showing annual horse races and a beach festival in Asaa, Denmark. There are horse jumps, a fairground, flags decorating the town, footage of the local inn and harbor, a car parade, and fishermen unloading their catch.

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What happens

Asaa: Hestevæddeløbene og Strandfest er en dansk dokumentarisk optagelse fra 1945. Årets hestevæddeløb i Asaa med spring over forhindringer og tivolimarked. Byen er smykket med flag. Optagelser af Asaa Kro og Asaa kutterhavn. Bilkortege gennem byen. "Ny Tids"s lokale redaktør. Tilbage til væddeløbsbanen. I sidste optagelse ses fiskere, der lander dagens fangst i havnen. Optagelserne er fra omkring 1939-45. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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