sailfinreef
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why didnt they do something special for dyngus day?
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moriartiholmes
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What's a dyngus? It does not sound very clean...
sailfinreef
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I cant believe youre from buffalo and havnt heard of dyngus day, its a polish thing. Im not 100% sure but i think you basicly go to the bar get hammered and chicks chase the guys with pussywillows. I think there is more to it than that but thats all ive ever known it to be.
by the way, I dont know what a dyngus is.
by the way, I dont know what a dyngus is.
fat-tony
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Dyngus Day or Wet Monday (Polish Ã"¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢migus-dyngus, lany poniedziaÃ"šÃ‚³ek or Oblewania) is the name for Easter Monday in Poland. In the Czech Republic it is called Velikonocni Pondeli or Pomlázka.
well, translated it doesn't sound very clean.....
here's the Wilkipedia info
Description
Dyngus Day or Wet Monday (Polish Ã"¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢migus-dyngus, lany poniedziaÃ"šÃ‚³ek or Oblewania) is the name for Easter Monday in Poland. In the Czech Republic it is called Velikonocni Pondeli or Pomlázka.
Both countries practice a peculiar custom on this day. Traditionally, boys will awaken girls early in the morning and douse them with water and strike them about the legs with long thin twigs made from willow, birch or decorated tree branches (palmy wielkanocne). This practice is possibly connected to a pre-Christian, pagan fertility rite, although the earliest documented records of Dyngus Day in Poland are from 15th century, almost half a millennium after Poland adopted Christianity.
Evolution of the Holiday
Early in the Polish evolution of the tradition, the Dyngus custom was clearly differentiated from Ã"¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢migus. Dyngus was the exchange of gifts (usually eggs, often decorated like pisankas), under the threat of water splashing if one party did not have any eggs ready, while Ã"¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢migus (from Ã"¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢migaæ, to whoosh, ie make a whipping noise) referred to the striking.
Later the focus became the courting aspect of the ritual, and young unmarried girls were the only acceptable targets. A boy would sneak into the bedroom of the particular girl he fancied and awaken her by completely drenching her with multiple buckets of water. Politics played an important role in proceedings, and often the boy would get access to the house only by arrangement with the girl's mother.
Throughout the day girls would find themselves the victims of drenchings and leg-whippings, and a daughter who wasn't targeted for such activities was generally considered to be beznadziejna (hopeless) in this very coupling-oriented environment.
Recent Celebration
Most recently, the tradition has changed to become entirely water-focused, and the Ã"¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢migus part is almost forgotten. It is quite common for girls to attack boys just as fiercely as the boys traditionally attacked the girls. With much of Poland's population residing in tall apartment buildings, high balconies are favourite hiding places for young people who gleefully empty entire buckets of water onto randomly selected passers-by.
Easter Monday Celebrations in Other Countries
For Easter Monday in Hungary, perfume or perfumed-water is used. The girls would reward the boys who sprinkle with coins or Easter eggs.
In the Czech Republic, instead of splashing water, a special handmade whip called pomlázka is used on females in the morning. In the afternoon, females douse males with cold water.
In the United States, Dyngus Day celebrations are widespread and popular in Buffalo, New York and South Bend, Indiana. In Buffalo's eastern suburbs, Dyngus Day is celebrated with a level of enthusiasm that rivals St. Patrick's Day.
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great informative thread!
great informative thread!
Happy Dyngus Day (Wet Monday)!
FWIW- Guy brought me some Tyskie Polish beer to try last month.
I was leery about tasting it- but it was excellent.
It looks like beer lovers worldwide agree:
http://www.thebackpacker.net/worldbeers/tyskie_1606_worldbeers.htm
great informative thread!
Happy Dyngus Day (Wet Monday)!
FWIW- Guy brought me some Tyskie Polish beer to try last month.
I was leery about tasting it- but it was excellent.
It looks like beer lovers worldwide agree:
http://www.thebackpacker.net/worldbeers/tyskie_1606_worldbeers.htm
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