photo by Max Lang
New Year’s Day holds many traditions for those who wake up intact on the difficult first day of January. Besides football games and polar bear swims, there is a tradition that I have yet to witness, in the land of my in-laws, the Philadelphia Mummers Parade.
The Mummers have a rich and colorful history. The five divisions of the Mummers are: Comics, Wench Brigade, Fancies, String Bands and Fancy Brigades. I can divide my friends and acquaintances into similar divisions, but will never commit those assignments to paper.
Whatever you are doing this first day of the new decade: whether you’re sleeping it off; inhaling fat, salt and grease at your local diner or four-star brunch restaurant; toweling off from a dip in Lake Michigan or partaking in other New Year’s Day festivities, enjoy!