| 1. | Kron designed costumes for the Mummers Parade, but was fired.
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| 2. | Steelbands, village groups, masquerade ensembles and mummers all perform.
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| 3. | Mummer is an Early Modern English term for a mime artist.
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| 4. | Each mummer maintains his own costume, repairing it as necessary.
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| 5. | Summer Mummers still performs exclusively at the Yucca to this day.
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| 6. | They may poke and prod the mummers or ask them questions.
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| 7. | South Philly is where the Mummers live, said DiCicco.
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| 8. | Mummers'plays should not be confused with the earlier mystery plays.
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| 9. | About 15, 000 mummers now perform in the parade each year.
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| 10. | There is a Mummers Museum dedicated to the history of Philadelphia Mummers.
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