Philadelphia has their own unique form of Carnival and Krewes who celebrate the New Year every year with the Mummer’s Parade. The Mummer parade is a celebration of the New Year dating back to 400 BC and the Roman Festival of Saturnalias.

Mummers Krewes are a tradition from ancient Greece. There are more than 15,000 Mummers who perform in their annual New Years parades.

Information compiled from Mummers.com
(www.mummers.com)