Jak śnieg w świętego Błażeja, pogodna będzie Wielka Niedziela
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What it means
If there is snow on St Blaise’s Day (3 February), Easter Sunday will be sunny. A folk weather proverb linking the feast of St Blaise to Easter weather.
Vocabulary
- śnieg — snow
- Błażej — Blaise (saint's name)
- pogodny — sunny, fair (weather)
- Wielka Niedziela — Easter Sunday
Grammar note
'W świętego Błażeja' , genitive after 'w' in a time expression. 'Będzie' is future tense of 'być'.
Cultural context
St Blaise's Day (3 February) is one of many Catholic feast days used as weather markers in Polish folk tradition.
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