Happy 2012!!!! We had a great nght celebrating and ringing in the New Year. We saw fireworks from our balcony and Chinese lanterns floating in the sky – a beautiful sight!!!
Today, we’re really having a lazy day watching movies and The Mummer’s Day Parade in Philadelphia. I (Gwen) went there many times with my dad, who passed along his love of the string bands! Now, Tony finds it for me on-line! Did you know this tradition dates back to early Egypt, pagen Rome and Greece? And the Swedes actually brought it to Philly!! “In the 1600s, Swedish settlers to Philadelphia’s outskirts honored Christmas by beseeching their neighbors for dessert and liquor by dressing up, chanting and shooting firearms.” http://www.visitphilly.com/events/philadelphia/the-mummers-parade/
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