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  What it means

  “If Candlemas is sunny, autumn will be bountiful.” A weather proverb: clear weather on February 2nd predicts a rich harvest in autumn. Part of a long tradition of folk meteorology tied to the liturgical calendar.

  Vocabulary

  • gromniczna — Candlemas (adjectival form)
  • pogodny — sunny, fair (weather)
  • jesień — autumn
  • dorodny — bountiful, fine, well-grown

  Grammar note

  'Pogodna' and 'dorodna' are feminine adjectives agreeing with implied feminine nouns (gromniczna [niedziela/pogoda], jesień). 'Będzie' + adjective expresses a future state.

  Cultural context

  One of many Polish calendar proverbs (przysłowia kalendarzowe) linking saints' days and religious feasts to weather and agricultural predictions.

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