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Śmigus-dyngus
Also known as lany poniedziałek, Dyngus Day
Śmigus-dyngus () or lany poniedziałek () is a celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe, and in small parts of Eastern and Southern Europe. The Eastertide tradition is widely associated with Poland in English-speaking countries and is observed by Polish diaspora communities, particularly among Polish Americans who call it Dyngus Day. Customs surrounding Śmigus-dyngus celebrate the arrival of Christianity in Poland. A similar tradition also exists among Hungarians, the Easter sprinkling called (sprinkling) and in Slovakia, called oblievačka (the pouring).
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Śmigus-dyngus
- Holiday.image
- File:Dyngus postcard.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- A postcard showing youth dousing each other with water on Śmigus-dyngus
- Holiday.nickname
- Dyngus Day
- Holiday.type
- Christian, cultural
- Holiday.observedby
- Poles, Hungarians, Slovaks
- Holiday.frequency
- annual
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.observances
- Service of Worship / Mass, the throwing of water on one another, family meals and visitation
- Holiday.significance
- Commemorates the Baptism of Poland and the arrival of Easter Monday
- Holiday.relatedto
- Eastertide
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