Newfoundlanders clad in straw hats, wigs and festive costumes marched through Bowring Park this week to celebrate a unique Christmas tradition at the annual Mummers Festival.

"'Any mummers allowed in' was a salutation when mummers would knock on the door… we did that custom right through Christmas, after Christmas Day, right through to the end of Christmas." ...

One visitor who could be expected throughout the 12 days of Christmas was the mummer. In a custom that survives to this day in Newfoundland and Labrador, bands of revellers dressed in animal masks ...

Broad Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from South Penn Square to Washington Avenue on Sunday, January 1-beginning at 7 a.m. through the conclusion of the parade. Vehicular traffic will ...

After many practices, and final touches, the Mummers Parade will begin at 9 a.m. "We've been working on this for about nine months. Our goal is to tell a story," said John Best, Television Producer.

Bud Davidge, member of the band Simani and co-writer of Any Mummers Allowed In, says the song was inspired by the customs he grew up with. (Bailey White/CBC)As winter rolls around, covering the ...