MUMMER


Meaning of MUMMER in English

n

an actor in a traditional English play without words in which the actors wear masks covering their faces. The story involves a fight between St George and a Turkish knight . One of them is killed, but a doctor brings him back to life. The idea behind the play, which was performed especially at Christmas, is the earth’s death in winter and return to life in the spring. It is occasionally still performed.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.