Śmigus-Dyngus is an Easter Monday custom in which boys drench girls with water. The brief description identifies the participants and the defining action, placing the playful observance within the Easter calendar.

Custom and Participants

The custom is also known as Dyngus. Its central act is water-dousing: boys throw or pour water over girls, making the encounter between them the visible focus of the observance.

Place in the Easter Cycle

Śmigus-Dyngus takes place on Easter Monday, after the Easter observances marking the end of Lent. The account defines the practice rather than narrating a particular village episode, so it establishes the custom’s timing and form without specifying how any individual celebration unfolds.