Someone who gets dressed up during the Christmas holidays and goes from house to house bumming drinks. A Newfoundland Tradition.
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by Buddy Wasisname September 20, 2005
Get the mummer mug.A member of a travelling troupe of actors originally from the British Isles that performed seasonal folk plays. They occasionally perform in the streets, although their more usual style is house-to-house and in public centers. They are also known by other names (mostly regional) such as rhymers, pace-eggers, soulers, tipteerers, galoshins, and guisers.
The word & concept was recently brought back into American pop culture's attention with the 1997 release of Loreena Mckennitt's hit song "The Mummer's Dance" on her album The Book of Secrets.
The word & concept was recently brought back into American pop culture's attention with the 1997 release of Loreena Mckennitt's hit song "The Mummer's Dance" on her album The Book of Secrets.
Cindy: Oooh! This song is really nice! What's it called?
Hairstylist: Yeah, it's called "The Mummer's Dance". It's by Loreena Mckennitt.
Cindy: Ah. What's a mummer?
Hairstylist: I... don't know. I've never even heard the word before I listened to this song.
Genial Irishman: They're travelling actors, me fair lasses.
Cindy & Hairstylist: Oh... Like, awesome!
Hairstylist: Yeah, it's called "The Mummer's Dance". It's by Loreena Mckennitt.
Cindy: Ah. What's a mummer?
Hairstylist: I... don't know. I've never even heard the word before I listened to this song.
Genial Irishman: They're travelling actors, me fair lasses.
Cindy & Hairstylist: Oh... Like, awesome!
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