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  1. I’ve caroled with a group and seen Morris
    dancers and – in a much different tradition –
    seen Mummers in Philadelphia’s famous
    parade. I love to read about Christmas in
    Regency England.

  2. Thanks for highlighting this interesting historical tidbit, Maria. I’ve carolled from house-to-house last year with my Catholic community and enjoyed the activity.

  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummers_Parade

    My parents took me and my siblings into Philadelphia for this Mummer’s Day Parade on New Year’s day when I was very young. Now you can watch it on TV. The competition between the groups is very stiff and they practice their routines and work on their costumes all year. It is a very important tradition in the City of Brotherly Love and goes back many years. Local clubs (usually called “New Years Associations”) compete in one of four categories (comics, fancies, string bands, and fancy brigades). It is believed to be the oldest folk festival in the United States.

    Many in our area go caroling. Our church goes to the elderly and/or sick who can’t get out and come to the church services on Christmas Eve.

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