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Some Mummers strut despite Philadelphia parade cancellation

by Ron Todt
| January 1, 2021 4:06 PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scores of costumed performers took to the streets of their south Philadelphia stomping grounds for a New Year’s celebration of Mummers tradition, far from the customary parade route and despite official cancellation of the annual event and a ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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