Who knows what News Year’s Day celebrations in Philadelphia would look like had it not been for the childhood antics of a city councilman in the 1800s.
While mummery dates back hundreds of years in some European cultures, come Jan. 1, Philadelphia will ring in its 119th Mummers Parade — a now-iconic tradition that became an official celebration in 1901.
Who started the Mummers Parade? A Philly councilman’s childhood antics played a role.
