Where were you on Dyngus Day? What?? You ask is Dyngus Day!? I guess that you aren't Polish. Please allow me to enlighten you.

 

This is a celebration that dates back to the baptism of Polish Prince Mieszko I in 966 A.D. Today it is celebrated on the Monday after Easter with subdued fanfare in cities like Buffalo, New York, Chicago, Illinois; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Bristol, Connecticut; Elizabeth, New Jersey; and South Bend, Indiana. Like St. Patricks Day, on this day everyone is a little Polish. The jury is still out as to whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. 

It is celebrated with the men getting the women wet and tapping them with a pussy willow branch. For those that have the improper images in their head let me clarify. Today squirt guns are used for the wet part and a pussy willow is a flowering plant. Both these activities are a way of the male(s) showing an interest in the female(s). This is a far cry from today's youth that prefers sexing from their phones. Although this may well get the girl(s) wet and hope to get their pu..........never mind.

 

Food and drink for the festivities include but are not limited to Polish beer (no, they are not called brewski's), pierogis, kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, ham, eggs, sausage, specialty breads, and lamb-shaped butter. Polka music is a tradition on Dyngus Day and it is often mandatory for participants to dance at least once. Parties typically start in the mid-morning on Monday with a buffet of traditional fare and go on until after sunrise on Tuesday. There are currently no studies on the hangover rate at work on the Tuesday return from the previous 24-hour lovefest. 

 

So mark your calendars for April 22, 2019. Now that you know that on that date you can party with beer, food, dance and get some women wet and touch their pussy willows.

 

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