All photos by myphl17, Philadelphia - January 01, 2010
Sources: myphl17, Philadelphia - January 01, 2010
The Mummers Parade
Philadelphia's New Year's Day Tradition
Philadelphia's New Year's Day Tradition
New Year’s Day is about celebrating. At the Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade, a 109-year-old tradition in which 10,000 men and women dressed in colorfully lavish costumes twirl, sashay, pirouette and strut up one of the city’s main streets. An unforgettably wild ritual, the parade and subsequent performances are all family-friendly, yet exciting enough to entertain everybody.
Mummers are men and women of all ages who belong to one of 44 social clubs that make up the organization. The clubs, split into four divisions — Comics, Fancies, String Bands and Fancy Brigades — function mainly to stage their playful performances on New Year’s Day. But Mummers do perform at other events throughout the year, and for many Philadelphia-area families, Mummery is a tradition that spans generations.
The day’s highlight is the parade itself, which begins in South Philadelphia in the morning and winds its way up Broad Street to City Hall approximately eight hours later. Each division knows its role: the Comics, often dressed as wenches, satirize issues, institutions and people; the Fancies impress with their glamorous outfits that rival those of royalty; the String Bands gleefully play banjoes, saxophones and percussion instruments; and the Fancy Brigades produce tightly choreographed theatrical extravaganzas.
R. Visal
SRP-Pennsylvania
Mummers are men and women of all ages who belong to one of 44 social clubs that make up the organization. The clubs, split into four divisions — Comics, Fancies, String Bands and Fancy Brigades — function mainly to stage their playful performances on New Year’s Day. But Mummers do perform at other events throughout the year, and for many Philadelphia-area families, Mummery is a tradition that spans generations.
The day’s highlight is the parade itself, which begins in South Philadelphia in the morning and winds its way up Broad Street to City Hall approximately eight hours later. Each division knows its role: the Comics, often dressed as wenches, satirize issues, institutions and people; the Fancies impress with their glamorous outfits that rival those of royalty; the String Bands gleefully play banjoes, saxophones and percussion instruments; and the Fancy Brigades produce tightly choreographed theatrical extravaganzas.
R. Visal
SRP-Pennsylvania
4 comments:
Are these people related to Cambodia?
I don't think so. They don't look like it. But it doesn't matter. We should have our mind open. It is good to share. It is good to see how people celebrate New Year from different place. There's a lot of Cambodia live in Philadelphia.
Nice picture. Very colorful and lively.
these color full Parade still see every things as one no matter what their brightes color are but hun kwack familly brightes collor are hurting my eyes they are every where. can't see what is what look like hun kwack jobs, he does not know how to handle his political caree, he does not know how to talk, does not know how to work as a leader. he just every where without direction or goald in his mind.
Where are Khmerrrr?
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