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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' play - Wikipedia

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   About 15,000 mummers now perform in the parade each year. They are organized into four distinct types of troupes: Comics, Fancies, String Bands, and Fancy Brigades. All dress in elaborate costumes. There is a Mummers Museum dedicated to the history of Philadelphia Mummers.

4. Ferko String Band - Wikipedia

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   Years active. 1922 – present. Labels. Alshire, Argo, Media, Palda. Website. www.ferkostringband.com. The Joseph A. Ferko String Band or Ferko String Band is a perennial performer in Philadelphia's Mummers Parade. They gained national popularity through their hit recordings in the 1940s and 1950s.

5. Adelphia (fancies) - Wikipedia

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   Adelphia New Years Association is one of four Fancy mother clubs in Philadelphia's centuries old Mummers Parade. [1] [2] They are the first new Fancy added to the Parade since Hog Island in 1942. Based in Wilmington , Delaware , [3] they are the first Fancy formed out of state.

6. Mummering - Wikipedia

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   Mummering is a Christmas -time house-visiting tradition practiced in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ireland, City of 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 neighboring communities during the ...

7. Category:Mummers Parade - Wikipedia

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   Mummers Parade. Notable articles on the Mummers Parade, an annual parade held New Year's Day in Philadelphia since 1901. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mummers Parade.