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Sweeping out the old | Scene Through the Lens

In Philly there's more confetti on New Year’s Day than on the Eve.

January 2, 2023: Crews sweep up the confetti left on the Convention Center floor between performances of the Fancy Brigade Finale, a part of Philadelphia’s Mummers 2023 parade.
January 2, 2023: Crews sweep up the confetti left on the Convention Center floor between performances of the Fancy Brigade Finale, a part of Philadelphia’s Mummers 2023 parade.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

2023 comes in as it has for over 100 years - with the Mummers.

» READ MORE: Inquirer staff photos of the 2023 Mummers Parade

Since 1998, a black-and-white photo has appeared every Monday in staff photographer Tom Gralish’s “Scene Through the Lens” photo column in The Inquirer’s local news section. Here are the most recent, in color:

» SEE MORE: Archived columns and Twenty years of a photo column