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Easter Monday customs and celebrations in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) are really unique, They origin from the Slavic folk culture and are still popular nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easter Monday – <\/strong>\u015amigus-dyngus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) has always been famous as a region where people go around playing water pranks (i.e. they \u201cgo dyngus\u201d) on Easter Monday. Nowadays, the tradition is still very popular even in big cities like Poznan. Boys chase all girls and women in the morning in the streets and douse them with water. At homes the one who gets up first on Easter Monday sprinkles the rest of the sleeping family with water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, going around with a bear on Easter Monday afternoon used to be a common custom in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska). It can be still observed in some villages. \u017bandary<\/em>, A procession of young boys in fancy dress would pass through the village. At the head would be a bear wrapped in straw and led on a rope by a handler, who would make the animal perform tricks and awkward jumps. The group would be accompanied by a grandmother with a basket and a grandfather. Other figures like a chimney sweep, policeman, musician and horse would sometimes appear as well, depending on the custom of the village. This procession would go around the entire village, entering huts and singing songs like \u201cWe\u2019re going dyngus\u2026\u201d This going dyngus with a bear was a way of collecting payment in the form of eggs, pancakes, sausage, cheese and money for having doused the girls of the village with water in the morning. These presents were brought along to the communal merrymaking in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The text is based on the materials from: https:\/\/regionwielkopolska.pl\/en\/greater-poland-wielkopolska-folk-culture\/customs\/spring\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Kasia Skrzypczak<\/strong><\/strong>\/\/ blog.cjo.pl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The article is a result of the Erasmus+ project „Let’s teach Europe! European Heritage as a pedagogical and integration tool in adult education.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020-1-PL01-KA204-082156 Strategic Partnerships for adult education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more interesting articles about the unique cultural heritage of Galicia, Calabria, Southampton and Great Poland on the project blog: https:\/\/letsteacheurope-erasmus.site\/blog\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Easter Monday customs and celebrations in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) are really unique, They origin from the Slavic folk culture and are still popular nowadays. Easter Monday – \u015amigus-dyngus Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) has always been famous as a region where people go around playing water pranks (i.e. they \u201cgo dyngus\u201d) on Easter Monday. Nowadays, the tradition is still very popular even in big cities like Poznan. Boys chase all girls and women in the morning in the streets and douse them with water. At homes the one who gets up first on Easter Monday sprinkles the rest of the sleeping family with water. Moreover, going around with a bear on Easter Monday afternoon used to be a common custom in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska). It can be still observed in some villages. \u017bandary, A procession of young boys in fancy dress would pass through the village. At the head would be a bear wrapped in straw and led on a rope by a handler, who would make the animal perform tricks and awkward jumps. The group would be accompanied by a grandmother with a basket and a grandfather. Other figures like a chimney sweep, policeman, musician and horse would sometimes appear as well, depending on the custom of the village. This procession would go around the entire village, entering huts and singing songs like \u201cWe\u2019re going dyngus\u2026\u201d This going dyngus with a bear was a way of collecting payment in the form of eggs, pancakes, sausage, cheese and money for having doused the girls of the village with water in the morning. These presents were brought along to the communal merrymaking in the evening. 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European Heritage as a pedagogical and integration tool in adult education.” 2020-1-PL01-KA204-082156 Strategic Partnerships for adult education.  You can find more interesting articles about the unique cultural heritage of Galicia, Calabria, Southampton and Great Poland on the project blog: https:\/\/letsteacheurope-erasmus.site\/blog\/ <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[160],"yoast_head":"\n\u015amigus-dyngus - Easter Monday in Greater Poland -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.cjo.pl\/?p=918\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pl_PL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u015amigus-dyngus - Easter Monday in Greater Poland -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Easter Monday customs and celebrations in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) are really unique, They origin from the Slavic folk culture and are still popular nowadays. 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