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2. Mummers Parade - Wikipedia

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   The Mummers Parade is held each New Year's Day in Philadelphia.Started in 1901, it is the longest-running continuous folk parade in the United States. [1]Local clubs, usually called "New Years Associations" or "New Years Brigades", compete in one of five categories: Comics, Wench Brigades, Fancies, String Bands, and Fancy Brigades.

3. Mummers parade: Everything you need to know about Philly's ...

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   The Mummers Parade kicks off Wednesday at 9 a.m. and isn't scheduled to end until 5 p.m. or later. Parking restrictions and road closures. Philadelphia announced several road closures and parking ...

4. Ferko String Band - Wikipedia

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   In 1914 pharmacy student Joseph A. Ferko asked the owner of Fralinger's Drugs to sponsor a string band in the Mummers parade. The request was granted, and Ferko led the "Fralinger String Band" for several years, placing third in their 1915 attempt [1] but winning in 1920. [2] The "Ferko String Band" had its beginnings in 1922. [3]

5. Music of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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   The tradition dates to the mid-17th century, when Finnish and Swedish settlers in Philadelphia celebrated holidays by shooting muskets. Their parade grew more diverse over the years, and the Mummers tradition became official in 1901, and has occurred every year but two since. The Mummers' string band is a large group of several dozen musicians ...

6. What Is the Mummers Parade? - AOL

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   The Mummers Parade in Philadelphia is taking place again in 2024. The annual celebration of the New Year has a long, long history, dating back to 1901 and their first "formal, city-sponsored ...

7. Category:Mummers Parade - Wikipedia

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   Notable articles on the Mummers Parade, an annual parade held New Year's Day in Philadelphia since 1901. The main article for this category is Mummers Parade . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mummers Parade .

8. Will holiday weekend weather put a damper on Eagles game ...

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   Weather outlook for both the Philadelphia Eagles final regular season home game and the New Year's Day Mummers Parade.

9. Mummering - Wikipedia

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   2013 St John's Mummers Parade Mummering is a Christmas -time house-visiting tradition practiced in Newfoundland and Labrador , Ireland , Philadelphia , and parts of the United Kingdom . Also known as mumming or janneying , it typically involves a group of friends or family who dress in disguise and visit homes within their community or ...