Mummers Parade has been broadcast since 1993 on WPHL-TV, which has live streamed the event on its website since 2011.
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12 Facts About Mummers Parade
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Mummers Parade derive their name from the Mummers Parade' plays performed in Philadelphia in the 18th century as part of a wide variety of working class street celebrations around Christmas.
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The Mummers Parade continued their traditions of comic verse in exchange for cakes and ale.
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Mummers Parade traveled northward on Broad Street in Philadelphia for decades until the 1995 parade when the parade was moved to Market Street due to construction work on Broad Street .
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On January 1,2015, the Mummers began their parade route at Philadelphia's City Hall and headed south along Broad Street to Washington Avenue.
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The Mummers Parade used the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as a staging area prior to moving to City Hall to be judged.
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Angry Mummers picketed the parade magistrate's home, leading to a reversal of the decision.
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In 1987, mayor Wilson Goode had Mummers Parade photos removed from City Hall because the Mummers Parade appeared to be wearing blackface.
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Goodtimers Comic Brigade's 2003 entry highlighted the Mummers Parade' continued use of blackface, skirting of the rules with brown, red, purple and blue makeup and strong references to minstrel shows.
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Mummers Parade have declared the alternate color choices as a direct protest of the longstanding and frequently flouted ban.
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In 2020, two Mummers were banned from future parades after wearing blackface.
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City Councilmember Cindy Bass introduced a bill that Mummers Parade who wore blackface risk a $75 fine and a five-year banishment.
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