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  What it means

  “Saint Lucy adds to the day.” Around Saint Lucy’s Day (13 December), the days begin to lengthen again after the winter solstice — or so folk tradition believed.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Łucja — Lucy
  • dzień — day, daylight
  • przyrzucać — to add, to throw in extra

  Grammar note

  'Przyrzuca' is third-person singular present of 'przyrzucać'. 'Dnia' is the genitive of 'dzień' used as a partitive object.

  Cultural context

  Before calendar reforms, Saint Lucy's Day (13 December) coincided with the winter solstice. Folk tradition credited Lucy with starting to lengthen the days.

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