The young Mummers have gained quite a reputation and they were most recently involved in teaching a group off young people from Derrynoose the mummers rhymes. |
The mummers wore oversized, wire-constructed costumes and carried little umbrellas as they mummed along. |
The English mummers play occasionally involves Morris or sword dances either incorporated as part of the play or performed at the same event. |
We had mummers and mimers, too, with ballads and traditional dialogues, and the famous old interlude of the Hobby Horse. |
Bulgaria welcomed 2003 with a blend of the modern and the traditional, with revellers jamming open-air concerts and mummers parading to ward off evil spirits. |
Originally they were mummers, performing traditional plays, and they then became known as waits, who would tour the town every evening before Christmas. |