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View Poll Results: My attitude about the Mummers
Hate'm 6 16.67%
Dislike'm 4 11.11%
Have no Feelings one way or the other. 4 11.11%
Like'm 7 19.44%
Loves'm 15 41.67%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-04-2010, 10:37 PM
 
Location: South Philly
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Not sure about the "a lot" there have been one or two,
no, i typically see 2-3 bands per parade and I hardly watch the whole parade . . . and not all of the clubs march down 2 St. to begin with.

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Actually the parade is only 110 years old, the first being held in 1900. As for the tradition, depends on who ya wanna buleeve.
You're right - the first city sanctioned parade was in 1901. The parade itself (or "party", if you will) had been pretty well established 20 years earlier.

The history is fairly well established . . . The mummers museum has the writing on the wall in the form of old newspaper clippings and the writings of notable historical figures.
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Old 02-05-2010, 09:14 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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mummers = worthless

we don't need to close down broad street new years day for this garbage...
do they still wear blackface?
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