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  What it means

  When it freezes on St. Barbara’s Day, prepare a good cart, farmer. A mild winter will follow.

  Vocabulary

  • Barbara — Barbara (St. Barbara's Day, December 4)
  • mróz — frost
  • szykować — to prepare, to get ready
  • wóz — cart, wagon

  Grammar note

  'Szykuj' is the imperative of 'szykować'. Near-identical to the 'szukaj' variant, only the verb differs.

  Cultural context

  Another variant of the St. Barbara's Day proverb. 'Szykuj' (prepare) vs 'szukaj' (look for), both point to the same prediction of a mild winter.

  Intermediate

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