Dyngus Day

Does any one celebrate Dyngus Day?  We are celebrating our second annual Dyngus Day this year.  The event is organized by a Schenectady City FF who of course is polish.  Its held at a tavern in Rotterdam.  For those of you who are not familiar with Dyngus Day it is held on the Monday after Easter. In Poland and parts of the US Easter Monday is called Dyngus Day, meaning "Wet Monday", referring to traditional pranks involving water.  Legend is the girls would chase after the boys with pussy willow switches and hitting them and the boys would chase the girls with water.  If anyone else celebrates this day please let us know.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Anna on March 29, 2010 at 5:35pm
It's a very nice tradition! but this year I'm "a little" afraid of this because I'm at work, on duty with 12 mens...!! I think it will be veryyyy wet day ;)! Happy Easter everybody!! Stay safe :)
Permalink Reply by Leszek Borlik on April 2, 2010 at 7:09am
with me in Poland, of course, is celebrated on this feast, and in addition if a girl is not covered with it can never marry. In addition, the morning after beating the rod legs.
I wish you a wet Monday and a number of colored eggs.

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