Darkness loomed over the Dyngus Day crowd at Buffalo Central Terminal on Monday evening. Soon the dark skies gave way to white flurries and hail raining down on the festive crowd. Next came sunshine and a beautiful sunset. Of course none of this really mattered in the…

"Did you know that the legend of Dyngus Day goes back to the year 966?" No, but I didn't know that Buffalo's celebration of Dyngus Day is downright legendary. With multiple events occurring at multiple locations, Dyngus Day has been a hallmark of the Buffalo area. The…

Nothing says "Buffalo" more than the Broadway Market on Good Friday. The market has been around since 1888 and generation after generation has made it the place to stop for Easter food and treats on Good Friday.

From Polish sausage to painted eggs to every…

Renamed “World’s Largest Dyngus Day Squirt Gun” back in 2007,  the Edward M. Cotter fireboat still makes celebratory trips along Buffalo’s waterfront this time of year.

Dyngus Day, the post-Easter holiday largely celebrated by Polish…

Dyngus Day is less than two weeks from today, but florists are already peddling pussy willows, the long branches bearing fuzzy buds that Buffalonians love buying for the post-Easter Polish holiday.

Rather than spending bunches of dollars on the branches,…

It seems the infamous Dyngus Day fiasco just won’t live down.

Last night on Late NIght with Jimmy Fallon, Anderson Cooper was asked about his daytime talk show, playing in celebrity Jeopardy and the times he occasionally loses his cool on-air. Of course,…

Really, Anderson Cooper? Come on, man.

Cooper gave the rest a world a taste of what they were missing this past Dyngus Day on his Ridiculist…

We waited all year for the opportunity to whip cuties with budded branches, and now you’re just going to throw those pussy willows away?

Instead of tossing branches—not to mention your cookies this morning if you overindulged in the Tyskie—on…

As a proud Polish girl, nothing makes me happier than celebrating the holiday of my people—Dyngus Day.

What exactly are the Dyngus Day festivities going on this Monday, you ask? According to the bible of Dyngus Day (

Dyngus Day is still weeks away, but pussy willows will be past their prime for picking by then. Commence Polonia panic.

Turns out, the recent string of warm, sunny days has coaxed pussy willow trees into producing fuzzy buds earlier than usual. On some trees,…

A drenching rain didn't stop Polish party-goers from goin' nuts at the Central Terminal on Dyngus Day. Buffalo.com photographer Chuck Alaimo shot an impressive album of smiling faces, pussy willows and lots and lots of Tyskie.