dyngus day

Some might consider the timing a bittersweet irony. Just blocks away from where thousands of Dyngus Day revelers were renewing the annual post-Easter tradition, the hall where the Chopin Singing Society first hosted local Polish celebrations more than half a century ago was quietly being torn down.

It was another glorious ethnic party in Buffalo Monday, as Dyngus Day and its parade rolled through historic Polonia. The East Side party continued well into the night, with lots of Polish beer, red and white, pussy willows and water pistols.

Western New Yorkers will be out Monday celebrating Dyngus Day, the Polish custom marking the arrival of Easter and the end of the Lenten season. A cherished landmark in Buffalo's East Side, the Central Terminal, will be one of many venues hosting Dyngus Day events. Its caretakers say they are still moving forward to bring new life to the former train station.

Thousands of Western New Yorkers, just one day after enjoying Easter Sunday, were out on Monday taking part in Dyngus Day festivities. Inside Buffalo's Broadway Market, the celebrations included a contest to determine "Buffalo's Best Kielbasa."

If Krupnik is your drink of choice on Dyngus Day, don’t count on it being part of the celebrations at local bars and the homes of friends and family. One of the most popular brands of the Polish honey-based grain alcohol has been in short supply – if any at all – at local liquor stores this year.

The Dyngus Day Parade may be this afternoon, but the partying started yesterday.

Christians are gathering this Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter marks one of the holiest day on the Christian calendar. Spring flowers are a symbol of the Easter season and as WBFO's Eileen Buckley reports so is the Pussy Willow and a Polish tradition.

Dyngus Day celebrations are kicking into high gear Monday as many Western New Yorkers are celebrating the end of the Lenten season by honoring the Polish tradition. WBFO's Eileen Buckley attended the "world's shortest" Dyngus Day Parade in Lackawanna.

The Dyngus Day Parade may kick off today but the party kicked off Sunday night in the heartland of modern Polonia, Cheektowaga, where hundreds celebrated at the VFW Leonard Post on Walden Avenue. 

The prevailing colors yesterday on Buffalo's East Side were red and white, under a hazy blue sky.

Buffalo's evolving love affair with Dyngus Day is a story in itself, with more celebrations emerging each year at bars, halls and restaurants throughout the area. This year, a Dyngus Day celebration that dates back over 50 years will be moving to a downtown location for the first time.

Many Western New Yorkers made their way to the Buffalo Central Terminal to enjoy Dyngus Day festivities Monday. The Polish-American celebration that marks the end of the restrictions of the Lenten season and is filled with kielbasa, pussy willows, polka music, and dancing.

After 40 days of Lent, many in Buffalo will end their six weeks of self-sacrifice with a big party Monday.  It's the Polish-American celebration of Dyngus Day.