pardon my ignorance, but what is a mummers parade?
back when i was in middle school/high school (god i'm going to regret this) i was in a scottish band. yep, played the bagpipes, snare and tenor drums. we did the St. Patricks day parade every year as well as a couple of others too. worst part was the kilt........
edit: oh, yeah, googled the parade, cool.