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  What it means

  As Saint Catherine’s Day (25 November) presents itself weatherwise, so will the New Year. A folk calendar proverb linking the feast of St Catherine to New Year weather.

  Vocabulary

  • głosić się — to announce itself, to present itself
  • nosić się — to carry itself, to present itself (of weather)

  Grammar note

  Both verbs use reflexive 'się'. The construction is impersonal and poetic.

  Cultural context

  St Catherine's Day (Katarzyna, 25 November) is one of many name-day dates used in Polish folk meteorology.

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