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- Celebrated the day after Easter Sunday
- In 2009, Dyngus Day is celebrated on April 13th
- Future Dyngus Day Date: April 5, 2010, April 25, 2011 and April 9, 2012
- Buffalo, New York is the "Dyngus Capital of America"DyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
- Dyngus Day goes back to the year 966DyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
- Also called "Easter Monday" or "Wet Monday"
- Dyngus comes from the medieval word "dingus," meaning "worthy, proper or suitable"DyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
- Traditions include boys sprinkling water on the legs of girls they likeDyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
- Popular Dyngus Day song: "Everybody's Polish on Dyngus Day!"DyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
- Traditional foods include kielbasa, ham, bread and eggsDyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
- Polka music is often part of Dyngus Day celebrationsDyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
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Dyngus Day originated in Poland and celebrates the end of lent and Easter. In the United States, Dyngus Day has come to serve as a holiday that celebrates Polish-American heritage and tradition. On Dyngus Day, or "Easter Monday," boys sprinkle the girls with water and tap them with pussywillows. Each year, the town of Buffalo, New York, holds a parade and a large Dyngus Day celebration.DyngusDayBuffalo.com: What is Dyngus Day?
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Represent. RT @PIECEapparel: These same girls are now talking about their Dyngus Day food traditions- @brettmikoll where you at??
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These same girls are now talking about their Dyngus Day food traditions- @brettmikoll where you at??
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World's Largest Dyngus Day Celebration, April 5, 2010 Smingus Buffalo http://tinyurl.com/yjec8vn
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