Święta Katarzyna adwent rozpoczyna
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What it means
“Saint Catherine begins Advent.” Saint Catherine’s Day (25 November) was traditionally seen as the opening of the Advent season in the Polish folk calendar.
Vocabulary
- święta — saint (feminine)
- adwent — Advent
- rozpoczynać — to begin, to start
Grammar note
'Rozpoczyna' is third-person singular present of 'rozpoczynać'.
Cultural context
Saint Catherine's Day (25 November) falls just before the official start of Advent and was used as a folk marker for the beginning of the pre-Christmas period.
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