Smygus-Dingus

Folk fertility rites, castration, tree intercourse and other harbingers of Spring.

Wishing a profuse and fecund Smigus-Dyngus to you all. I’m guessing that at least some of my readers are familiar with Smigus-Dyngus, or Dyngus Day as it is known here in the US among Polish Americans. But I should probably explain anyway. Undoubtedly, most of us are aware of the Roman Catholic church’s uncanny ability to co-opt Pagan holidays when they…