Mummers Parade 2020: Philly’s New Year tradition brings the party to the streets
Two people wore blackface, marring some of the enjoyment for everyone else.
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City to Mummers judges: Please be nicer
No more doling out zeroes, urged the longtime director of Philly’s historic parade.
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Family-friendly Mummers Mardi Gras in Manayunk
It's a gorgeous day for the more family-friendly (and less offensive, we are assured) alternate Mummers Parade in Manayunk. All 17 string bands will march down Main Street flanked by face-painting, photo booths, food and drink.
Where: Manayunk at Main St. 19147
When: February 20, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
How much: Free
How Philly could sensitize the Mummers
They could wind up in the same training attended by porny prosecutors, a Philadelphia Eagle and every police officer on the city's payroll.
Blackface, prostitutes, hate speech: A brief history of the Mummers behaving badly
A look at Mummer debauchery that stretches from trucks carrying dozens of cases of beer to club houses hosting sex parties with invitees.
Ask a professional: How do Philly Mummers beat their New Year’s hangovers?
How do they do it? Is there a trick that keeps them going, or saves them from heavy suffering?