Dyngus Day, Easter Monday festivities: Significance, Events
Primarily an offshoot of the main Sunday Easter celebrations, the Easter Monday or Dyngus Day continues the same spirit of merry making on an additional day.
THE EASTER festivities continue this Monday, at least for those of Polish origin, with the celebration of the Dyngus Day, which is also known as Wet Monday or even as Easter monday. The polish mark the day as the end of the ritualistic fasting season of Lent and the Easter festivities.
The Eastern Orthodox church and Eastern Catholic Church, which are followed by those of polish origin and from several European countries, also mark the day as Bright Monday or Renewal Monday, with a Pascha service, a crucifixation procession and blessing all with the holy water from the Sunday Easter mass.
The Easter Monday or Dyngus Day is a time for family and friends, when families gather together for feasts, Egg rolling competitions and blessing of homes and food. Several dance troupes are also called in to mark the day, like the Harmony Polish Folk Ensemble, who will be performing today in several locations over New York. Several places also take out Dyngus Day parades and organise Dyngus Day parties.
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