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  What it means

  “When Zuzanna (Susan’s feast day, August 11) comes with fair weather, she brings a beautiful autumn.” A folk calendar proverb: if the feast day of Saint Suzanna is sunny, expect a fine autumn.

  Vocabulary

  • pogoda — weather, fair weather
  • chadzać — to walk, to go (habitual)
  • przyprowadzać — to bring along
  • jesień — autumn

  Grammar note

  'Chadza' is a habitual/frequentative form of 'chodzić', suggesting a recurring pattern.

  Cultural context

  Polish folk proverbs often tie saints' feast days to weather predictions. Zuzanna's day falls on August 11.

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