Dyngus Day

The Easter bunny originated in early fertility lore.  the rabbit and its not too distant cousin, the hare were known as the most fertile animals, so they were chosen to symbolize new life during the season of spring.

Buffalo, NY is the Dyngus Day capital of the world. Dyngus Day is the Monday after Easter and a day when people celebrate Spring, Polish pride and the end of the lenten season. You don't have to be Polish to celebrate Dyngus Day. Here's a video of some Buffalonians who are getting ready for Monday...

Many of my Polish friends will be out celebrating Dyngus day tonight.  Here in Buffalo, this Polish tradition seems to be getting stronger and stronger every year.  If you have your pussy willows and your squirt guns ready, then you are probably ready for Dyngus Day.  If you ...

We had a chance last Dyngus Day to interview somoe of the guys from the band Those Idiots Looks like they have been busy in the 'off season" putting together a theme song for today's Dyngus Day parties here in Buffalo.

Dyngus Day is an old Polish tradition of celebrating the end of lent on the Monday after Easter with a large buffet of Easter foods like ham, kielbasa, fresh baked goods and eggs. Lots of dancing and celebrating. And it’s also a day when the boys chase the girls with pussy willows and sprinkle them with water. Why pussy willows? They’re one of the first “budding” plants of spring. According to Pol

They say that 1 in 3 people in Buffalo has a Polish connection.  Polish traditions run deep here in Buffalo.  From the Broadway Market to our Polish churchs to Dyngus Day, we embrace all things Polish.  Even though I am only Polish through marriage, I would hate to see Buffalo lose it's Polish identity.  Our Polish p...