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Next: 29 Mar 2027

Dyngus Day

Easter Monday in Poland: the playful water-throwing of Śmigus-dyngus, with pussy-willow switches and wet streets.

Śmigus-dyngus: Postcard depicting Dyngus celebrations
Photo: Nationwide Specialty Co., Arlington, Texas -- In Buffalo, N.Y., Stanle, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Dyngus Day in 2027?

Dyngus Day 2027 is on Monday, 29 March 2027. Other years: 2026, Monday, 6 April 2026; 2028, Monday, 17 April 2028.

About Dyngus Day

Śmigus-dyngus, called Wet Monday, is celebrated on Easter Monday in Poland. Traditionally boys sprinkled girls with water or tapped them with pussy-willow twigs, and the girls responded the following day by hitting the boys with painted eggs. Today, children and adults pour buckets of water, shoot water pistols and splash passers-by, so people stay indoors or prepare to be soaked. The custom is linked with spring, purification and fertility. The Polish-American communities of Buffalo, Chicago and South Bend hold a Dyngus Day with parades, polka music, pierogi and kielbasa, and the "clubbing" of friends with pussy willows. The day is a holiday, and families meet for the Easter breakfast leftovers, with ham, boiled eggs, horseradish, babka and mazurek.

Dyngus Day dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearDyngus Day date
2026Monday, 6 April 2026
2027Monday, 29 March 2027
2028Monday, 17 April 2028

What is eaten

  • white sausage
  • babka
  • mazurek
  • boiled eggs

Traditions of Dyngus Day

Easter in PolandThe wider festival.

Also part of it, and being written: Śmigus-dyngus (The water-pouring custom.), Pussy willow (The twig used.).

About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Śmigus-dyngus" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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