To-See - Category - https://cfafiles.pages.dev/categories/to-see/ To-See - Category - Hugo -- gohugo.ioenMon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Mummering Explained https://cfafiles.pages.dev/2018/12/mummering-banned-tradition/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 J. Jin https://cfafiles.pages.dev/2018/12/mummering-banned-tradition/ Mummering Explained: Newfoundland’s Banned Christmas Tradition That Came Back to Life

Walk through the arrivals hall at St. John’s International Airport sometime in late December and you may see a small group of figures standing near the Christmas trees. They are wearing pyjamas, with bras pulled on over winter coats and pillowcases on their heads. They are carrying decorated sticks that rattle when they move.

If you are a Come From Away, you assume something has gone wrong.

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