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Edgar wrote:
"Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "katy" wrote in message ... Maxprop wrote: "Scotty" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message arthlink.net... "Thom Stewart" wrote in message ... No Scot, I married a South Philly Girl and a Pot of Veggie Soup was the order of the Day. Ah Yes; Traditions of "Mummers" strutting up Broad Street to City Hall Are the Mummers still around, Thom? I never see the parades, but I used to love the Mummers. Yes, they're still strutting their stuff. The parade was postponed due to rain on NYD. I guess I always liked them because I never understood what they were all about. Anyone know for sure? Max Mummers in England were usually apprentices to undertakers and walked before the hearse as a symbol of mourning. Oliver Twist was a mummer in Dicken's rale... Did those early Brits dress like American Indians and play banjos, too? Max No. we painted ourselves blue with woad to scare our enemies. I remember that....I think it was when I was Boedacea... |
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