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	Dyngus - Easter Monday
		Dyngus or "Smingus Dyngus" is celebrated in Poland on the first Monday after Easter.
		On this day boys lie in wait to sprinkle (or douse) girls with water or perfume.
		The first recorded account of Dyngus dates back to the Middle Ages when the custom was known as "Oblewania." Evidently, the women were given ample time to retaliate.
	www.geocities.com /musetti.geo/dyngus.html (187 words)

	Ryan Dvorak for State Representative » Dyngus Day 2006
		While South Bend claims to be the home of Dyngus Day, and celebrations now pop up across northern Indiana, Buffalo, New York insists on asserting its dubious claim as well.
		Dyngus Day is a great opportunity to eat good kielbasa and noodles while catching up with old friends at dozens of stops across town.
		While Dyngus Day is officially a Polish holiday â“ celebrated at Polish social clubs across the city, it has expanded to encompass almost every ethnic group in our area.
	ryandvorak.com /2006/04/18/dyngus-day-2006 (443 words)

	Easter Monday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This practice is possibly connected to a pre-Christian, pagan fertility rite, that seems in line with the Ancient Roman Lupercalia, although the earliest documented records of Dyngus Day in Poland are from the 15th century, almost half a millennium after Poland adopted Christianity.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dyngus_Day (789 words)

	Dyngus Day
		Thus, Dyngus Day and its rites of sprinkling with water have become a folk celebration in thanksgiving for the fact that the first king of Poland was baptized into Christianity, bringing Catholicism to Poland.
		The emergence of Dyngus Day celebrations, even during the blistering heat of a mid-Western Irish summer and throughout the United States, is an attempt by our Polonia to celebrate and rediscover its history.
		Dyngus Day, along with other festivals, allows us to unearth the bountiful treasurers of our culture and pass on a sense of "who we are" in this pluralistic nation of many, many such stories of origins.
	www.polamjournal.com /polka/dyngus.html (786 words)

	The Spectrum Online:
		The Dyngus Day parade draws tens of thousands of citizens, including congressmen, senators, the governor, and all of Buffalo's local celebrities.
		Dyngus Day is also of the most colorful festivals in Buffalo, drawing thousands of native Poles, Polish-Americans and tourists for live bands, polka dances, Polish buffets, Polish beer and maybe even a little water throwing.
		But for the most authentic experience on Dyngus Day, Biniasz said the must-see places are St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church on Fillmore Avenue in Buffalo, and the pub at Adam Mickiewicz Library.
	wings.buffalo.edu /publications/spectrum/article.php?id=19991 (482 words)

	Polish Easter Traditions* Dyngus, Easter Monday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		According to Rev. Krysa, Dyngus Day is a commemoration of the birth of Christianity in Poland (966 A.D.) in which Holy Baptism was administered to Prince Mieszko on Easter Monday, uniting all of Poland under the banner of Christianity.
		The Dyngus custom is also reminiscent of the mass Baptisms that took place in the Lithuania after the marriage of Polish Queen Jadwiga and Lithuanian Duke Jagiello.
		American Polonian descendants of the 1890s-1930s immigration often celebrate Dyngus Day with a polka dance.
	acweb.colum.edu /users/agunkel/homepage/easter/eastdyngus.html (220 words)

	Dyngus Day, April 9, 2007
		Dyngus Day falls on the first Monday after Easter.
		W przyszlosci Smigus Dyngus bedzie 9 kwietnia 2007, 24 marca 2008, 13 kwietnia 2009 i 5 kwietnia 2010.
		The modern celebration of Dyngus Day in Buffalo was created by The Chopins Singing Society 44 years ago.
	www.dyngusdaybuffalo.com (434 words)

	The Smarmy Carny » Dyngus Day?
		For some odd reason, however, there are two Dyngus Day centers of activity in the United States: Buffalo and South Bend, Indiana.
		In Buffalo's eastern suburbs, Dyngus Day is celebrated with a level of enthusiasm that rivals St. Patrick's Day.
		I think that you're thinking of "Sweetest Day," which is something of a "love day" owing to the great emphasis on romantic couples–e.g.
	smarmycarny.com /archives/2006/04/17/dyngus-day (466 words)

	On Dyngus Day, I was the wet blanket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On Dyngus Day, I was the wet blanket
		So I drove out to the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern for Dyngus (also spelled Dingus, which is funnier) Day, a Polish and otherwise Slavic and Eastern European-type tradition for the day after Easter.
		One bit of Dyngus Day lore is that it commemorates Polish Princess Wanda, who drowned herself rather than marry a German nobleman she didn't love.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06110/683712-151.stm (672 words)

	Holiday Insights : Dyngus Day also spelled Dingus Day, is a fun Polish Holiday
		Dyngus Day, also spelled Dingus Day, is a Polish Holiday.
		After the long Lenten holiday, Dyngus Day is a day of fun.
		When exploring the roots of Dyngus Day, Historians point to the baptism of Polish Prince Mieszko I in 966 A.D. Baptism with water signifies cleansing, fertility, and purification.
	www.holidayinsights.com /other/dyngusday.htm (245 words)

	X-Ray Roger Jimmy Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		All this talk about Dyngus Day and I need to know what it is. Sure, I could look it up, but it's easier if you tell me.
		Leon, Dyngus day is only like 2 weeks away.
		Dyngus Day is a polish holiday that only a few places in the world beside Poland Celebrate.
	www.x-rayrogerjimmy.com /forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=602 (448 words)

	Buffalo Geek » Blog Archive » Dyngus Day - A Tourist Draw? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		They’re convinced that it could be transformed into one of the nation’s major ethnic festivals with some creative marketing and a little coordination.
		“Cultural tourism is big, and Dyngus Day offers a truly unique experience,” said Marty Biniasz, who is involved in a group that is thinking big for future years.
		I’m not Polish but, my wife is. She took me to my first Dyngus Day party about a decade ago and this fat Irishman had a blast while dancing the polka, munching on pierogi, and sucking down Zywiecs.
	buffalogeek.wnymedia.net /archives/252 (357 words)

	Happy Dyngus Day from South Bend! - HobbyTalk
		All over the west side of town, Polish sausage by the ton, noodles, sauerkraut are being cooked at various social clubs and the beer trucks have been on 24 hour delivery.
		I thought Dyngus was that thing I had as a kid but was too young to properly take care of and it died.
		Dyngus Day Update....Dateline South Bend,IN....Bodies are strewn everywhere as the stench of sauerkraut wafts over the west side of town.....
	www.hobbytalk.com /bbs1/showthread.php?t=108529 (548 words)

	Jack Kukoda » Go Out And Buy Your Easter Candy Right Now
		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.”
		Oh, and while I was researching Dyngus Day, I discovered that my hometown of Buffalo proclaims itself “The Dyngus Capital of the World!” I wish I were joking about that.
		So I’ve got a full day ahead of me: hitting girls about their legs with twigs, gorging myself on chocolate, topped off with some kick-ass tax-filing.
	www.kukoda.com /2006/04/17/go-out-and-buy-your-easter-candy-right-now (279 words)

	WISHLAMP's 2005 FORUM! - A Bravenet.com Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		day", was a day on which the people, especially the slaves, were not
		days of the week with the exception of Sunday and Saturday.
		Wet Easter Monday (Dyngus Day) was traditionally the day
	pub19.bravenet.com /forum/1606767227/show/421648 (585 words)

	Indianapolis Music Net - Don't forget to Bookmark Us!
		Dyngus Day is upon us, so get your squirt guns out and get ready to celebrate!
		I'm glad you asked: Dyngus Day comes from Poland and takes place the first Monday after Easter.
		I realize this is a jazz column and you're probably wondering what the heck Dyngus Day has to do with jazz.
	indianapolismusic.net /pics4/bluenotes_4_8.php (610 words)

	NPR : Dyngus Day
		On this day in Polish tradition, boys soak girls with water on the day after Easter.
		The tradition lives on among Polish-Americans, especially in Buffalo, N.Y., where dozens of parties, complete with polka music and squirt guns, are scheduled today.
		The origins of Dyngus Day in the Polish American Journal
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1238919 (158 words)

	ThinkBright - Polonia: Western New York's Polish-American Legacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It highlights the rich traditions, strong faith, and profound community impact of a powerful heritage that continues to imprint life in Western New York.
		Listen to a 2003 All Things Considered broadcast about Dyngus Day celebrations in Buffalo.
		Dyngus Day Buffalo is the most comprehensive listing of Buffalo-Niagara's Dyngus Day activities.
	thinkbright.org /community/viewResource.asp?contentid=4398 (599 words)

	Random Thoughts 101 » Blog Archive » A little history on Dyngus Day
		Wet Easter Monday (Dyngus Day) was traditionally the day boys tried to drench girls with squirt guns, buckets of water, and much more.
		Smigus Dyngus (shming-oos-ding-oos) This term now refers to the Easter Monday drenching custom, although once signified a kind of house-to-house Easter trick or treating that has survived only in a few rural areas.
		This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 at 11:49 pm and is filed under RandomThoughts101.
	www.randomthoughts101.wnymedia.net /?p=652 (304 words)

	Dyngus.com Message Board - A Bravenet.com Forum
		Dyngus Day is nothing more than excuse for people to get stinking drunk and act like fools.
		That politician was right a few years ago when he boycotted the day after Easter, calling it "Drinkus Day".
		Us Mexicans are having our own Dyngus Day celebration tomorrow.
	pub2.bravenet.com /forum/103435394/show/282173 (260 words)

	Happy (Belated) Dyngus Day! » Let’s Polka - An Accordion Blog
		Things have been so crazy around the Let’s Polka household lately, that we forgot to wish our readers a happy Dyngus Day on Monday.
		Dyngus Day is a day for celebrating both Polish-American culture and the end of Lent, emphasizing Polish heritage and traditions.
		Buffalo, NY is the king of Dyngus Day festivities, though it’s also observed in other Polish communities, including South Bend, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and even The Villages, FL, where people came from miles around to listen to Orlando Polkamagic.
	www.letspolka.com /2006/04/happy-belated-dyngus-day (155 words)

	Mirandala dot org » Blog Archive » Why are we at work? It’s SMIGUS DYNGUS!!!
		This day (Monday after Easter Sunday) is called also in Polish “Wet Monday” (”Mokry Poniedzialek” or “Lany Poniedzialek”).
		Easter Monday is a free day in Poland.
		It was traditionally the day when boys tried to drench girls with squirt guns, buckets of water, and much more.
	www.mirandala.org /?p=140 (340 words)

	pf bios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In celebration of one of the largest ethnic polka events of the year, Ted also wrote the "Dyngus Day" Polka in recognition of this Polish holiday and celebration, which occurs the Monday after Easter each year.
		On "Dyngus Day", Buffalo and Western New York become the party capital of the world with over 10 venues of polka music and celebrations at local establishments.
		City Side performs at the largest Dyngus Day party in the area, which is hosted by the Chogin Singing Society.
	www.town.cheektowaga.ny.us /pf_bios.html (2702 words)

	Here it is- My Life on a Webpage: Happy Happy Dyngus Day to all
		It is the day after Easter and every one goes crazy 'cause Lent is over.
		I'm not the young hip person that I used to be though b/c I'm already dreading that feeling you have the day after you drink.
		oh, the days when I actually could go to more than one bar in an evening..
	wendysophia.blogspot.com /2006/04/happy-happy-dyngus-day-to-all.html (430 words)

	Geocaching with NaviCache - Cache Details: The Dyngus Day Cache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This cache is a small cammo-ed tupperware container, located in a wooded area nearby commercial and industrial areas of Cheektowaga.
		I had originally planned to hide this cache to celebrate Dyngus Day back in April, but I kept putting it off until just now - procrastination at its finest.
		Several old traditions include the young polish girls hitting the boys with pussywillow plants and the boys would squirt/splash the girls with water.
	www.navicache.com /cgi-bin/db/displaycache2.pl?CacheID=8532 (261 words)

	Amazon.com: "Dyngus Day": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		of Catholicism upon paganism gave Poles a "double faith" that is reflected to this day in holiday celebrations such as Dyngus Day and Christmas Eve.' Mieszko's reign inaugurated the first of four periods of history before the first partition of Poland in...
		Most Polish farming communities celebrate the Dozynki (Harvest Festival) with music, danc- DYNGUS DAY ing, parades, and food.
		"Smigus Dyngus!" is the nonsense naine of both the custom and the cry of the participants.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Dyngus-Day (624 words)

	Polonia Global Fund · Happy Dyngus Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		To all our friends celebrating Dyngus Day - may the joy of the day remain with you.
		The two principal places to celebrate Dyngus in the United States are Buffalo, NY and Sandusky, OH.
		House of Day, House of Night (Writings from an Unbound Europe) by Olga Tokarczuk
	konicki.com /blog3/2006/04/18/happy-dyngus-day (350 words)

	Dyngus Day DUI Count - South Bend Forum.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Dyngus Day DUI Count - South Bend Forum.com Forums
		How many alcohol-related accidents were there on Dyngus Day, besides the one on S.R. 331 which may become a fatal?
		Waaaaaaay too many drunks on the loose, thanks to the widespread promotion of intoxicating beverages.
	southbendforum.com /vb/showthread.php?t=1252 (157 words)

	Re: Happy Dyngus Day
		In Reply to: Re: Happy Dyngus Day posted by MichaelFR on April 13, 2004
		Except there, it's one more day off they have to pop bottles of wine, champaign or beer, then get on the highways and aim at each others with their "bullet" cars...
		Unfortunately, in the U.S. we do that every day on the highways.
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/30/messages/1722.html (75 words)

	KegWorks Blog - April 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is a Polish Holiday/Tradition celebrated the day after Easter.
		In recent days the guys have progressed to using squirt guns and instead of chasing the girls around the town, they all meet at a bar (usually Polish) or a community hall.
		Here is a list of all the Dyngus Day events going on in Buffalo today.
	www.kegworks.com /blog/index.php?m=200604 (488 words)

	taking down words: South Bend Gets Its Dyngus Day On: Obscure Holiday Is Long-Loved Tradition
		"Dyngus Day is what happened when local organizers took an old polish religious holiday, and mixed in a dash of politics.
		"It's always been held the first Monday after Easter, and now Dyngus Day is celebrated all over town.
		For those who don't know about this holiday, we urge you to check out some of the coverage of this day and its offshoot celebrations.
	www.takingdownwords.com /taking_down_words/2006/04/south_bend_gets.html (498 words)

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