Celebrating Dyngus Day, a Buffalo, N.Y., Tradition

by Dina Temple-Raston, NPR

For more than 40 years, the Monday after Easter has been known as Dyngus Day in Buffalo, N.Y. It's a post-Lent day of dancing, beer, Polish sausages and an odd courting ritual that brings revelers in search of true love.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, April 18, 2006