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Smigus Dyngus (shming-oos-ding-oos) is an unusual tradition of Easter Monday. This day (Monday after Easter Sunday) is called also in Polish "Wet Monday", in Polish: "Mokry Poniedzialek" or "Lany Poniedzialek". Easter Monday is a holiday in Poland. On every Easter Monday young girls get whipped by Weeping Willow Branches. The girls retaliate and the young boys are sprinkled with water. The origins of the holiday are a pagan celebration of fertility. Easter Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated the next day after Easter Sunday. ...

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Dyngus - Easter Monday (187 words)
	Dyngus or "Smingus Dyngus" is celebrated in Poland on the first Monday after Easter.
	On this day boys lie in wait to sprinkle (or douse) girls with water or perfume.
	The first recorded account of Dyngus dates back to the Middle Ages when the custom was known as "Oblewania." Evidently, the women were given ample time to retaliate.

Ryan Dvorak for State Representative » Dyngus Day 2006 (443 words)
	While South Bend claims to be the home of Dyngus Day, and celebrations now pop up across northern Indiana, Buffalo, New York insists on asserting its dubious claim as well.
	Dyngus Day is a great opportunity to eat good kielbasa and noodles while catching up with old friends at dozens of stops across town.
	While Dyngus Day is officially a Polish holiday â celebrated at Polish social clubs across the city, it has expanded to encompass almost every ethnic group in our area.

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