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First held when the annual Alsatia Mummers Parade was canceled due to COVID-19, the block party is in its third year and has become something of an opening act to the parade on Saturday.
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.
The Alsatia Mummers Parade is an annual parade during the Halloween season. It is run by Alsatia Club Inc. and was first run in 1921. Fairgrounds Park hosts various events throughout the year like the annual Hagerstown Hispanic Festival held in mid-September and the cities annual July 4 firework show.
What time does the Mummers Parade start? The 2024 Mummers Parade will begin at 9 a.m. ET on New Year's Day (Jan. 1, 2024).Mummers Parade history. Immigrants from Scandinavia were some of the first ...
The parade is related to the Mummers' Play tradition from Britain and Ireland. Revivals of this tradition are still celebrated annually in South Gloucestershire, England on Boxing Day along with other locations in England and in parts of Ireland on St. Stephen's Day and also in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador around Christmas.
Watch a New Year's Day Parade. Kick off the new year by watching or attending a parade. In the U.S., two of the most renowned examples are the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, and the Mummers ...
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 .
Philadelphia: 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade; Philadelphia: Mummers Parade on New Year's Day; Pittsburgh: Celebrate the Season Parade; Scranton: Greater Scranton Jaycees Santa Parade; State College: Penn State Homecoming Parade; West Chester: QVC West Chester Christmas Parade