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≈ mummer (masked male dancers)

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≈ mummer (masked male dancers)

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One mummer, usually with a broom and sometimes with blackened face, would then clear an area and declare the space to now be public, for the use of the players. en.wikipedia.org

The hosts must guess the mummers identities before offering them food or drink. en.wikipedia.org

Many mummers and guisers, however, have no facial disguise at all. en.wikipedia.org

Johnny, traditionally played by the youngest mummer in the group, first asks for food and then more urgently for money. en.wikipedia.org

During the course of the 14th century they would often take on the character of theatrical displays, complete with props, actors, singers, mummers and dancers. en.wikipedia.org

Some formal aspects of the tradition, such as the mummers play have largely died out, with the informal house-visiting remaining the predominant form. en.wikipedia.org

There were bonfires and mummers wearing animal masks to add to the festivities. en.wikipedia.org

If the mummers are welcomed into a house, they often do a variety of informal performances that may include dance, music, jokes, or recitations. en.wikipedia.org

About 15,000 mummers perform in the parade each year. en.wikipedia.org

He is a writer on marine species as well as an occultist and geomancer, artist and illustrator, stained-glass designer and maker, musician and mummer. en.wikipedia.org

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