Happy New year - watch the Mummer's Parade

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<p>Believe me, you haven’t seen anything like the string bands before.</p>

<p>ONLY in philadelphia!</p>

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<p>Yes, the Mummers string bands are incredible. everyday people work all year to put it together!</p>

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<p>They’re a Philadelphia institution!</p>

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<p>I hadn’t thought about the Mummers’ Parade in years. But I still got up out of my chair and did a little Mummer strut in their honor.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I remember the Mummer’s being one of the yearly horrors of my youth, forced upon me by my father.</p>