Po świętym Tadeuszu trzeba chodzić w kapeluszu
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What it means
After Saint Thaddeus’s day (October 28), you need to wear a hat. A weather proverb warning that late October brings cold enough to require head covering.
Vocabulary
- święty Tadeusz — Saint Thaddeus (feast day: October 28)
- trzeba — one must, it is necessary
- chodzić — to walk, to go about
- kapelusz — hat
Grammar note
'Trzeba chodzić' uses the infinitive after the impersonal 'trzeba'. 'W kapeluszu' is the locative of 'kapelusz' after the preposition 'w'.
Cultural context
Saint Thaddeus's feast on October 28 signals the onset of autumn cold in the Polish folk calendar.
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