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Mummers Parade draws crowds and holiday cheer despite New Orleans violence: ‘You can’t live scared’

New Year’s Day 2025 marks 124 years of tradition for the Mummers in Philadelphia.

A group from The Saints brigade, with the theme of “Where’s Waldo,” gather in front of the portal before the start of the Mummers Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
A group from The Saints brigade, with the theme of “Where’s Waldo,” gather in front of the portal before the start of the Mummers Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer