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| Getting ready for the Dyngus Day Parade at the Polish Cadets on Amherst St. |
Dyngus Day or Wet Monday, as it is known in Poland, is celebrated on Easter Monday. The wet comes from the tradition of boys dousing girls with water and gently whipping them with pussy willows. Yes, Easter undoubtedly borrows heavily from pagan tradition and the origins of Dyngus Day predate Christianity by 1000
years. As far as the holiday in America, you are at the epicenter of its exponentially growing popularity, right here in Buffalo, where pierogi, dancing, libations, sausage and sweets will abound. No worries, the girls get to whip the boys with pussy willows on Easter Tuesday.
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