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.

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.

Land and Sea tells the story behind the Mummers Festival and joins in on all the fun in an episode called A Fabulously Folksy Festival. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts ...

Holiday rituals Dark side of the mum As Newfoundland and Labrador’s mummers dress up for colourful holiday rituals, they also look back at decades when the custom was treated as more fiendish ...