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  What it means

  “On Saint Catherine’s Day, think about your feather duvet.” Saint Catherine’s feast is on 25 November, reminding people that cold winter nights are near and warm bedding should be ready.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Katarzyna — Catherine (saint's name)
  • pomyśl — think (imperative)
  • pierzyna — feather duvet, eiderdown

  Grammar note

  'O pierzynię' uses the locative case after 'o' (think about something). The imperative 'pomyśl' is second-person singular.

  Cultural context

  In the Polish folk calendar, Saint Catherine's Day on 25 November marks the approach of winter. The saying reminds people to get warm bedding ready.

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