Daily News | Enthusiastic crowds greet Mummers as they strut to bring in 2023 amid near perfect weather
Jose F. Moreno / Staff PhotographerHarrath Araissi, 47, is a native of Tunisia but lives in Fishtown and considers himself a true Philadelphian now — and the Mummers are as integral to the city as the Liberty Bell, he says.
It also marked a renewal of the Mummers of sorts, with a new TV contract and an effort to diversify by moving away from racist and culturally insensitive themes as they strutted a little more than a mile down Broad, from City Hall to Washington Avenue. Ken and John Bispels, both Mummers from Northeast Philly, and with the O’Malley wench club, said the clubs and crowds were enjoying themselves for the first time in years without worrying about COVID-19.
“I was supposed to spread his ashes along the parade route,” said Iezzi, who had second thoughts about whether that would be appropriate in front of the crowd. Brown said there is also a lot more diversity to the parade than in the past as women and people of color now participate. The groups have been stung in the past by accusations of racism over costumes and themes, such as the use of black face.From 2020: Two Mummers who wore blackface ‘are never going to be allowed to march again’ for Froggy Carr Wench Brigade
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