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2011 Mummers Parade

The Mummers tradition has its roots in the ancient - and rowdy - Roman Festival of Saturnalias. The Daily News and Philly.com celebrate Mummers history and preview the 2011 parade.

The String Bands will begin their march up Broad Street at 11 a.m. just below Oregon Avenue. Here is what you can expect.

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The Wench is the most politically incorrect, time-honored tradition of the parade.  The hairer the legs, the colder the beer, the better. 

You can be a judge: Keep track of the comic, fancy and string band divisions as they strut. Use our scorecard. 

Meet Bill Doyle Sr., who emotionally remembers learning to be a mummer from his father, and meet the Gray family, who've been attending for nearly 40 years.

We've dug deep into our achives - back to the 1920s - to find rare photos of Mummers designing costumes, as well as the introduction of women and African-Americans.

A new breed of mummer  was born in the age of social networking.  Watch as The Vaudevillains assemble their “Phantasy Phorest” theme during a sew-a-thon. 

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