All I can say is that gaudy sells---- especially during the outgoing year of 2012 when fashion and in particular handbags, could not have been more bedazzling. So can a little extra bling be so bad? Not in this area of South Jersey. We welcome 2013 with an extra helping of bling and pageantry with the Philadelphia Mummer's Parade. The parade is over a hundred years old and features performers adorned in feathers, glitter, mirrored studs, and colorful fabrics. There are the comics, the fancy brigades, and the string bands marching up Broad Street.
The costumes are bright and showy but the people that appreciate the Mummer's Day parade will never say that they are gaudy or tasteless. I tried to get someone to travel on the train with me to see it live but nobody wanted to leave the comfort of their home. So I took a few screen shots off of the television. I remember when I was a kid and the all male rule was still in existence. I loved seeing the drag queens that were allowed to strut their stuff back then.
When they dropped the all male rule my sister was tapped to perform with the Palmyra String Band. She went on to be Pinocchio and one other character. It was a new life for my parents and their young daughter. After the New Year's Day Parade, the spring and summer were filled with invitations to travel around the Northeast. They made real friends where ever they went because they were invited to stay in the resident's homes in the towns where they visited. I am twenty-three years older so I wasn't a part of this fun-filled time. I believe this string band has since disbanded.
My sister as Alice, in the 1983 Mummer's Parade:
A photo straight from the television:
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