The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ENTERTAINMENT

DYNGUS DAY IS CELEBRATED ON EASTER MONDAY. YOUNG MEN TAKE BRANCHES
TO SWITCH THE LADIES' LEGS AND GET PAILS OF WATER TO POUR ON THE
LADIES THEY LIKE. RECENTLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITIES, THEY CHANGED
FROM USING WATER TO COLOGNE.

Submitter comment: THIS CUSTOM IS POPULAR IN POLAND AND STILL IS FOLLOWED IN DETROIT
AND ITS SUBURBS.

Where learned: DETROIT