Philadelphia, PA Festivals

Philadelphia, PA Festivals and Events

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Philadelphia, PA Festival Articles

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Article Title: Oh, Dem Golden Slippers

Festival Name: Mummers Parade - Philadelphia

Festival Country: USA

Festival Type(s): Street Parade, New Year

The air is usually bitingly cold as each New Years Day, thousands don outlandish costumes and strut to the thumping beat of string bands in a colorful Philadelphia spectacle, The Mummers Parade. They're called Mummers (probably after the German word for disguise), they're mostly white, blue-collar guys who every January 1 - except 1919 and 1934 - have strutted up Broad Street decked out in wild array from head to spray-painted toe in one big absurd, hilarious, fraternal party.

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