On New Year's Day in Philadelphia, Mummer's the word: each January, thousands don outlandish costumes and strut to the thumping beat of string bands in a colorful tribal parade

Author: John Francis Marion
Date: Jan. 1981
From: Smithsonian(Vol. 11)
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Document Type: Article
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Marion, John Francis. "On New Year's Day in Philadelphia, Mummer's the word: each January, thousands don outlandish costumes and strut to the thumping beat of string bands in a colorful tribal parade." Smithsonian, vol. 11, Jan. 1981, pp. 80+. link.gale.com/apps/doc/A1778085/AONE?u=gale&sid=bookmark-AONE. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
  

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