Happy Smigus Dyngus!

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Happy Smigus Dyngus!
> Posted by Tom Swick on March 24, 2008 at 9:39 AM

Easter Monday is a holiday in Poland, and traditionally it's a day when young men chase young women and throw buckets of water on them. This was primarily a village custom but, as you can see in the video, some brave souls have carried it to the cities. The drenching is supposed to represent purification, but you could also see it as a precursor of the wet T-shirt contest. Hey, I'm writing this in Fort Lauderdale during spring break!

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Hm, she didn't require a lot of chasing, did she?

Posted by: Sophie | March 24, 2008 11:28 AM

Hm, she didn't require a lot of chasing, did she?

Posted by: Sophie | March 24, 2008 11:29 AM

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TOM SWICK
Swick has been the travel editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel since 1989. He was born in Easton, Pennsylvania because there was no hospital in Phillipsburg, N.J. (so he began his life by crossing a border)...

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