I finally figured it out! A little late for Dyngus Day, but thanks to Sister Josanne Buszek of St. Stan's Church on the east side of Buffalo, she helped us out about some of the tales and traditions of pussy willows and squirt guns on Dyngus Day.
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Buffalo has always been a blue-collared town with people that are devoted to their faith. In fact, you may even hear that Buffalo has "a bar and a church at every corner". On the east side of Buffalo, some of the most beautiful structures are found in all of Western New York...
Founded in 1873, St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Church is regarded as the "Mother Church of Buffalo Polonia".
It was established to serve the spiritual needs and offer temporal guidance to what was once the second largest Polish-American colony in North America.
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The St. Columba-Brigid Roman Catholic Church on Hickory Street is causing some waves across the country.
The sign outside of the church said:
"Jesus had 2 dads and he turned out just fine."
The pastor at the church said that the meaning was that it referred to a child with both a father and a step-father...
Buffalo's own Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Reziznik wrote the song 'Broadway' for the city of Buffalo. When you go down Broadway now, you'll think of the lyrics in the song, but when the Goos play the song live you'll sometimes hear Johnny explain the city of Buffalo and the people that live here...