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  What it means

  If acorns are plentiful on Saint Michael’s day (29 September), expect heavy snowfall in winter. A nature-based weather forecast.

  Vocabulary

  • obrodzić — to yield abundantly, to bear a rich crop
  • żołądź — acorn
  • śnieg — snow

  Grammar note

  'Obrodzą' is third-person plural perfective future of 'obrodzić'. 'Żołędzie' is the nominative plural of 'żołądź'.

  Cultural context

  Observing the abundance of acorns and other mast was a traditional way of predicting winter severity. A heavy mast year was thought to signal a hard winter ahead.

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