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  What it means

  If things haven’t yet bloomed by Saint George’s day (23 April), everyone — old and young, man and woman — should rejoice. The meaning is that a late spring is a good sign for the harvest.

  Vocabulary

  • rozkwitać — to bloom, to blossom
  • cieszyć się — to rejoice, to be glad
  • stary — old person, elder
  • chłop — peasant man, farmer

  Grammar note

  'Niech się cieszy' is a third-person imperative (jussive) construction: 'let them rejoice'. 'Jeszcze nie rozkwita' — 'jeszcze nie' means 'not yet'.

  Cultural context

  Saint George's day (23 April) marked the traditional start of the outdoor farming season in Poland. A late bloom meant the soil was still cold and moist — good conditions for a strong harvest later.

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