This happened on Christmas Eve of 2021. I was sitting at home when my buddy and his family dropped in. Now, he and his family are all from western and northern Canada and although they have heard me talk about mummering from time to time I guess they never really understood the concept or tradition. This is where the confusion started. I opened the door and all five of them came in but they didn't say anything, not even a hello. They took off their boots and sat in the living room, again not saying a word, but they kept looking at each other trying to hold back their giggling. After a minute I asked if this was their version of Silent Night and then they all burst out laughing. I was still lost so I asked what was going on. His wife said to me, "We're trying to be Mummers." Now, twice as confused, I said loudly, "WHAT? How is this mummering?" She said, "Well, aren't we supposed to come in and be mum (silent) for as long as we can?" With that, I lost it! Obviously, they never understood the goings on of mummering as, I know now, it had never been fully explained to them. I had to give them a background on the history and tradition and showed them my stuffed Mummers I had on the TV stand, and then played The Mummers Song video on You Tube. One of the kids said, "But, isn't this Hallowe'en? They all have costumes on." It took a little more explaining as to why they were all disguised but after that we all had a good laugh at the whole thing.   Submitted By: Garry Dormody, Beaumont, AB