Monday, March 24, 2008

Cześć, jak się masz

"Dyngus Day is the Monday after Easter and is a Polish Holiday. It is very popular in Poland, and in Polish communities in America and is a day of fun. And, perhaps a little romantic fun. There are all sort of ways for boys to meet girls. But, this one takes the cake. Boys try to drench girls with squirt guns, buckets of water, and much more. The girls got their chances for revenge the following day. Now the Monday is usually celebrated by everyone drenching or sprinkling each other. Smigus Dyngus 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. The merrymakers often pulled along a special cart with a live or wooden rooster and received treats and drinks from the households they visited."
How is Colombus Day a National Holiday and Dyngus Day isn't???

Lil' Ski out!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dyngus Day? Do they celebrate in Wilmington? Go Nova. Thanks for the shout out. Donna

Joey G. said...

D-bo - don't act like Fishtown doesn't have it's own set of weird practices!

Also, don't EVER mention vanilla-NOVA ever again.

Anonymous said...

did your dingus get sprinkled????