Jakie Zwiastowanie, takie Zmartwychwstanie
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What it means
As the Annunciation goes, so goes Easter. The weather on the Annunciation (25 March) predicts the weather at Easter.
Vocabulary
- Zwiastowanie — the Annunciation (25 March)
- Zmartwychwstanie — the Resurrection, Easter
Grammar note
'Jakie… takie…' correlative. Both nouns are neuter verbal nouns.
Cultural context
Both the Annunciation and Easter are major feasts in the Polish Catholic calendar. Folk tradition links their weather as a form of seasonal divination.
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