The Mummers Parade is believed to be the oldest continuous folk parade in the U.S., according to the Mummers Museum.
While some will likely spend Wednesday recovering from their New Year's Eve celebrations, many in Philadelphia will watch the Mummers Parade, a tradition unique to the City of Brotherly Love.
More than 10,000 men, women and children participate in the nearly 120-year-old celebration, according to the city's Independence Visitor Center. The parade begins at 9 a.m. EST at City Hall and continues south on Broad Street until it hits Washington Avenue. It's expected to conclude at 5 p.m. There are five divisions of mummers in the parade. Comics try to make people laugh with slapstick or sarcastic comedy, while those in the Wench Brigade Division don the traditional attire of a dress, hat or scarf, bloomers and a parasol.
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