W święto Trzech Króli człek się w kożuch tuli
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What it means
“On the Feast of the Three Kings, a person wraps up in a sheepskin coat.” Epiphany, 6 January, falls in deep winter, when people need their warmest clothes.
Vocabulary
- Trzej Królowie — Three Kings, the Magi (Epiphany)
- człek — person, man (archaic/folk form of człowiek)
- kożuch — sheepskin coat, fur coat
- tulić się — to snuggle, to wrap oneself
Grammar note
'W święto' uses the accusative after 'w' for a point in time. 'Człek' is an archaic/folk nominative singular. 'W kożuch' uses the accusative after 'w' with 'tulić się'.
Cultural context
Epiphany (Trzech Króli) is a major feast in Poland. This proverb reflects the harsh January cold typical of the Polish climate.
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