When it comes to ethnic festivals all over the nation, there’s a saying that you hear people say quite a bit: during St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish, everyone is German during Oktoberfest, and so on. So with the arrival of Easter Monday, that means everyone is going to be Polish on Dyngus Day.
Very soon, thousands of Polish folks will descend on Buffalo’s Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood to celebrate Polish history and culture; but, what is Dyngus Day and how do you celebrate it? Especially when you’re not polish?
What Is Dyngus Day
The Polish-American festival always happens on the Monday after Easter, to celebrate the end of Lent. The day-long celebration honors polish heritage and tradition while giving people the opportunity to party and celebrate the lifting of the restrictions people followed during Lent. The day is filled with parades, parties, and polka music all over the nation.
Buffalo isn’t the only city that celebrates Dyngus Day as other locations that have large Polish populations also observe the day…