Reflections: New Forest Mummers at the Pilgrim Inn, December 2022Christmas day remained on 25th December, although some still celebrated ‘Old Christmas Day’ on 5th January. A Christmas tradition that has survived in the New Forest is the mummers play. A mummers play was performed to great acclaim in 1400 for Henry IV by 12 aldermen and their sons. If you would like to see the mummers play being performed this Christmas, the New Forest Mummers will be visiting pubs and hotels across the area from 21st to 24th December and Boxing Day afternoon. I am grateful to Mike Farleigh of the New Forest Mummers for his assistance in providing some of the images for this article.

Source: The Times December 23, 2023 03:14 UTC