Tuesday, January 03, 2012

The Lords and Ladies and Wenches of Misrule

I was in the Mummer's Parade. It was a Saturnalia of the first stripe (at least our portion of the parade was). I felt like I was participating in something ancient, very ancient, a rebellion against rules, and propriety, and decency, and the powers-that-be. The weather was beautiful. I spent more than half the day dancing in the sunlight, surrounded by people who know how to have fun.

The official t.v. camera did not catch our whole act, but in the clip below, if you don't blink, at 19 minutes you'll see a German barmaid in blond braids run past, smiling up a storm. Guess who?

Happy 2012! I don't have to say "Long Live Misrule." It will.

2 comments:

John Beckett said...

The Old Ways continue. Wonderful, Anne.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Great clip! Love your braids! Also the lederhosen, the big beer barrels and the walking pretzels!