mummers in English
noun
1
an actor in a traditional masked mime, especially of a type associated with Christmas and popular in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Originally they were mummers , performing traditional plays, and they then became known as waits, who would tour the town every evening before Christmas.
noun
mimermimepantomimist
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1. There are various national and regional folk activities, participated in to this day, such as Morris dancing, Maypole dancing, Rapper sword in the North East, Long Sword dance in Yorkshire, Mummers Plays, bottle-kicking in Leicestershire, and cheese-rolling at Cooper's Hill.