The Mummers Parade is held each New Year's Day in Philadelphia. It started in 1901, and is the longest-running continuous folk parade in the United States.
A string band in the 2010 Mummers Parade
Members of the Holy Rollers N.Y.B. in the 2008 parade presenting their theme "Our Hearts are Wild for Diamonds"
A few members of the Aqua String Band in the 2005 parade presenting their theme "Just Plain Dead"
A "fancy" mummer in the 2005 parade
Pepper pot soup is a thick stew of beef tripe, vegetables, pepper and other seasonings. The soup was first made in South America and the Caribbean before being brought to North America through slave t
Mummers Parade
…As we stood the year before; Give us whiskey; give us gin, Open the door and let us in. Or give us something nice and hot Like a steaming hot bowl of pepper pot! The Mummers derive their name from the Mummers' plays performed in Philadelphia in the 18th century as part of a wide variety of working class street…
Pepper-Pot: A Scene in the Philadelphia Market (1811) by John Lewis Krimmel The scene depicts a pepper pot soup street vendor in Philadelphia serving soup from a pot to customers.