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#101207 04/22/03 06:20 AM
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i would say not happy but wet dyngus


#101208 04/22/03 09:58 AM
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So, rav, krzysztof, tell us about dyngus. They had a little bit about it on NPR the yesterday, but they left me wanting to know more.


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i'm afraid i'm not ready for such explanations :) but it's easy to find a lot about it by googling :)):
http://www.polishamericancenter.org/Dyngus.htm - here some basic version
http://www.polamjournal.com/polka/dyngus.html - and here some more sofisticated


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kind of like what we'd do on May Day, but instead of throwing water, we'd steal kisses...



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In my salad days the tradition on May 1st was to leave a bouquet at someone's door, ring the bell and leave.
Most traditional was a small basket of flowers hung on the doorknob. Older people were special recipients of childrens largesse.


#101212 04/23/03 07:09 PM
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>kind of like what we'd do on May Day

I wonder if one's taking one's first ever long-haul flight on May Day is a bad omen?


#101213 04/23/03 08:46 PM
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Older people were special recipients of childrens largesse.

Oh, that's still true in a funny kind of way. They'll carry things for the old people, like their wallets, and they'll give freely, especially bruises and the occasional good kicking.


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