The mummers carry wooden swords and perform revelries. Kenney was an annual participant in Philadelphia's Mummers Parade. The parade's name is a spoof of the nearby Philadelphia Mummers parade. The parade is related to the Mummers Play tradition from Britain and Ireland. They used the building for storage and to rehearse for the annual Mummers Parade. Dewar further drew comparisons with the horned masks sometimes worn during Mummers plays. Mercer had been murdered by a group of masked mummers on December 28, 1860. There is a Mummers Museum dedicated to the history of Philadelphia Mummers. Mummers plays are still performed regularly throughout the United Kingdom. Many mummers and guisers, however, have no facial disguise at all. This is the main play performed by the Northstow Mummers based in Cambridge. The album title refers to a Mummers play. The college drama group operates under the banner of "St John's Mummers". Sadiku steals a coin from Lakunle to pay the mummers. Proceeds from the sale of the CD went to the Save the Mummers Fund.