Święta Katarzyna adwent zawięzuje, a święty Andrzej poprawuje
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What it means
“Saint Catherine ties Advent’s knot, and Saint Andrew tightens it.” Catherine begins Advent on 25 November, and Andrew strengthens it on 30 November. Together they mark the start of the pre-Christmas season.
Vocabulary
- zawięzywać — to tie, to knot, to bind
- święty — saint (masculine)
- Andrzej — Andrew
- poprawiać — to correct, to tighten, to improve
Grammar note
'Zawięzuje' and 'poprawuje' are third-person singular present forms. The conjunction 'a' here means 'and' with a slight contrastive nuance.
Cultural context
Saint Andrew's Day (30 November) is the eve of Advent in the liturgical calendar. This proverb pairs the two November saints as joint guardians of the Advent season.
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