The Mummers Parade is an old Philadelphia tradition... over a hundred years, in fact. I recently read that over 10,000 people participate in the parade and hundreds of thousands come out to watch each New Years Day. It's colorful, rowdy and lots of fun, not to mention interactive. The revelers greet the crowd and play to the cameras.

I've been a long-time resident of the city, but have only been to the parade three times (including this year). Today I decided I should do it more often.