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  What it means

  “When the sun warms on Good John’s day, one can expect a sunny summer.” Warm sunshine around Saint John’s day (24 June) predicts a fine, sunny summer ahead.

  Vocabulary

  • słońce — sun
  • przygrzewać — to warm, to shine warmly
  • spodziewać się — to expect, to hope for
  • pogodny — sunny, fair (of weather)

  Grammar note

  'Przygrzewa' is the imperfective present. 'Lata pogodnego' is the genitive of 'lato pogodne' after 'spodziewać się'.

  Cultural context

  Saint John's day (Noc Świętojańska, 24 June) was one of the most important dates in the Polish folk calendar. Weather on this day was considered a reliable predictor of the summer.

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