Happy Dyngus Day!!!!!!!!!!

Well it's the day after Easter - so you know what that means!  It's DYNGUS day!!!!!  Dyngus is pronounced  kind of like ding-goose.  It's a big celebration in Poland and in many large cities in the US - at least those that have large Polish populations.  But ANYONE can celebrate Dyngus Day - and really, the more the merrier.  In my human's home town of Buffalo, NY, Dyngus day is A BIG deal.  In fact, some say Buffalo is the world capital for Dyngus Day.  It's a post-lent bash - where there are parades, dancing, eating and no doubt a BIT of drinking. According to tradition, on Dyngus Day, boys would hit girls with pussy willows and douse them with water - in what was said to be some kind of weird courtship ritual.  And the next day, the girls would throw plates at the boys.  Yes - a very calm, solemn celebration.  Someone gave a good analogy: Dyngus Day is to the END of lent what Mardi Gras is to the beginning.  We collected our pussy willows this week and intend to hit my human.  Just kidding - if given the option, we would no doubt just chew them.

Easter was a fantastic day.  We played "egg" hunt with pieces of treats hidden throughout the house.  And we all did brilliantly with that game. And then my human tried another game.  She had three plastic eggs that all looked the same.  And she would put a piece of bacon in ONE of them.  And we had to find the right egg...

Einstein went first.  After a couple of attempts, he finally got the hang of it.  I also figured it out, but nearly crushed the egg in my attempt to extract the bacon before my human could grab the egg I had selected.  And then it was the FG's turn.  He saw the bacon - even got a taste.  He watched my human put it in the egg and shake it.  He watched her put the egg with the other two eggs.  He SEEMED to get the concept on the first try - but that may have been beginner's luck.  On the second attempt, he decided that the eggs look an awful lot like balls.  And he LOVES to toss balls, hit balls, knock balls and watch them roll.  So whether the egg had bacon in it or not, it just became too much fun to watch the eggs roll.  So that was the end of THAT game.

We ALL got Easter bunny treats that my human bought for us at that Doggie Expo a few weeks back.  Here are the yummy treats.   

And here they are sans bows.

And JUST out of reach so she could take the photo.  She then snatched up the bunnies and gave them to us bit by bit - so we could savor them rather than chug them back like beer at a Dyngus Day party.  But not the FG.  He took the head from his bunny and it must have taken him 3 minutes to eat it.  In that time, Einstein and I devoured a whole rabbit.  We also got another yummy treat - more on that tomorrow!

Anyway - I hope you have a Happy Dyngus Day and remember - today EVERYONE is Polish!  Especially after 15 shots of vodka.  Have a good one and have some kielbasa on me!