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How ‘Dyngus Day’ celebrates the end of the Lenten season

Posted at 7:17 PM, Apr 01, 2024
and last updated 2024-04-01 20:17:58-04

FRANKLIN, Wisconsin — There is an Easter Monday celebration going on right now in Franklin steeped in Polish tradition.

It’s called “Dyngus Day.”

TMJ4’s Cassandra McShepard went to the Polish Center of Wisconsin to learn more about the holiday.


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