Saturday, March 27, 2010
Dyngus Day 2010
WHAT IS DYNGUS DAY - “DYNGUS DAY” is historically a Polish tradition which celebrates the end of the often restrictive observance of lent and the joy of Easter. A special celebration held the Monday after Easter. A day of feasting, drinking, playing pranks and merrymaking. The traditions of Dyngus Day predate Christianity in Poland by hundreds of years, and are derived from pagan celebrations welcoming the spring. Young men would signal their amorous intentions to young women by dousing them with water. In one interpretation of this tradition, the young man sneaks into his intended’s bedroom, most likely with the complicity of the young woman’s mother or father, and wakes her with a bucket of cold water. Women would respond by beating young men with pussy willows. Thus it is known as Wet Monday in Poland, or smigus-dyngus. Smigus means to strike, more or less, evoking the pussy willows, while dyngus means a worthy gift or ransom, referring to the small gifts, often decorated eggs that were exchanged as part of the holiday. So pussy willows signify the advent of spring and rebirth, water signifies life and fertility, the celebratory eating and drinking signifies relief. Naturally, on Easter Tuesday, (known as poprawina) the girls would have their day and reciprocate. At modern Dyngus Day parties it is common practice that both men and women splash and switch each other with water and pussywillows equally. Over the decades, Dyngus Day has become a wonderful holiday to celebrate Polish-American culture, heritage and traditions. Buffalo, NY is officially the Dyngus Capital of America and possibly the world! On Easter Sunday (Pre-Dyngus Day), the Leonard Post VFW# 6251 is honored to officially kick off the Buffalo, NY Dyngus Day festivities with “The Blessing of the Instruments” followed by Polka music.
Pre-Dyngus Day Celebration
Sunday, April 4th 2010
Come join us for our 18th annual Pre-Dyngus party. The one and ONLY, pre-Dyngus Day event. Held at Buffalo's most energetic Dyngus Festhall. Featuring Polka music by Lenny Gomulka & "Chicago Push." and Jerry Darlak’s Buffalo Touch
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 6pm; Music 7pm to 12:30am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499.
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And then the fun continues on Dyngus Day
Monday, April 5th 2010
Join our21st annual celebration at one of the most attended Dyngus Day parties in Western New York. This year featuring Polka music by 2 of the countries best Polka bands, Lenny Gomulka’s Chicago Push, and Buffalo's own “The Knewz”
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 5pm; Music 6pm to 1:00am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499
Pre-Dyngus Day Celebration
Sunday, April 4th 2010
Come join us for our 18th annual Pre-Dyngus party. The one and ONLY, pre-Dyngus Day event. Held at Buffalo's most energetic Dyngus Festhall. Featuring Polka music by Lenny Gomulka & "Chicago Push." and Jerry Darlak’s Buffalo Touch
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 6pm; Music 7pm to 12:30am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499.
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And then the fun continues on Dyngus Day
Monday, April 5th 2010
Join our21st annual celebration at one of the most attended Dyngus Day parties in Western New York. This year featuring Polka music by 2 of the countries best Polka bands, Lenny Gomulka’s Chicago Push, and Buffalo's own “The Knewz”
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 5pm; Music 6pm to 1:00am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499
