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  What it means

  Rain on Saint Urban’s day (25 May) means a poor grape harvest. A proverb linking a saint’s feast day to agricultural forecasting.

  Vocabulary

  • profit — profit, gain
  • winobranie — grape harvest, vintage

  Grammar note

  'Z winobrania' uses the genitive after 'profit z' (profit from). 'Mały' is a predicate adjective here.

  Cultural context

  Saint Urban of Langres is the patron saint of vintners. His feast day (25 May) was watched closely in wine-growing regions of historical Poland and neighbouring lands.

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