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Śmigus-dyngus [a] (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕmigus ˈdɨnɡus]) or lany poniedziałek [b] (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlanɨ ˌpɔɲɛˈd͡ʑawɛk]) is a celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe, and in small parts of Eastern and Southern Europe.
Śmigus-dyngus (or lany poniedziałek, Polish for Wet Monday) is the name for Easter Monday in Poland and the diaspora. In the Czech Republic it is called velikonoční pondělí , in Slovakia veľkonočný pondelok and in Hungary Vízbevető .
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The second day of Easter, Easter Monday, features its own customs, such as śmigus-dyngus, involving the spraying of other persons with water. There are also other games, many involving eggs, such as egg tapping. [1] [7] Easter mazurek cake, with edible lamb-of-God figurine
This is to bring good fortune in love to the chased girls. This was usually accompanied by a boy's chant Dyngus, dyngus – pò dwa jaja, Nie chcã chleba, leno jaja ('Dyngus, dyngus, for two eggs; I don't want bread but eggs'). Sometimes a girl would be whipped when still in her bed.
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A similar tradition existed in Poland (where it is called Dyngus Day), but it is now little more than an all-day water fight. In Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , and Slovenia , a basket of food is prepared, covered with a handmade cloth, and brought to the church to be blessed.