Deszcze Michałowe prawią w zimie powietrze zdrowe
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What it means
Rain around Saint Michael’s Day, 29 September, promises healthy winter air. This folk proverb links autumn rain with winter conditions.
Vocabulary
- deszcz — rain
- Michałowy — of Saint Michael, Michaelmas
- prawić — to proclaim, to foretell (archaic)
- powietrze — air
- zdrowy — healthy
Grammar note
'Prawią' is an old literary third-person plural form of 'prawić'. 'W zimie' is the locative and means in winter.
Cultural context
Michaelmas, 29 September, was an important folk-calendar date, marking summer's end and winter's approach.
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