Re: dyngus /was--- Jankowski Tsimbls/

[Asissel <Asissel...>]

Dyngus Day is the Monday after Easter Sunday.  It is real big in the Buffalo 
Polish community and possibly in Chicago.  It is a day of festivity and 
romance. The Buffalo Chopin Society has the most publicized bash.  The 
tradition is for the boys to tap the girls with pussywillows to get their 
attention to dance.  Crazy things like shooting the girls with water pistols 
has become part of the tradition.  Lots of food, drink, music and dancing. 

An aside, one of my favorite local bands, Pic-A-Polka, is a fixture at these 
festivities.  Their knowledge of traditional Polish folk music is unmatched 
in this region.  Our band, The Klezbeets, had the fortune to share an event 
with them last year at a Polish/Jewish community gathering and we learned a 
lot from each other, certainly musically.  They didn't know much about our 
music, etc.  I think they got the biggest kick out of seeing our female 
percussionist.  They had assumed she would be the vocalist.  Anyway, I don't 
know if there is much interaction between Poles and Jews in other 
communities.  Maybe this will be the begining of something very positive.  
Music can build these bridges.

AS

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