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  What it means

  If the stars shine brightly on Christmas Eve, the hens will lay eggs well. A folk proverb linking clear Christmas Eve skies to a productive year for poultry.

  Vocabulary

  • Wigilia — Christmas Eve
  • gwiazda — star
  • świecić — to shine
  • kura — hen
  • nieść — to lay (eggs), to carry

  Grammar note

  'Świecą' and 'niosą' are both third person plural present tense. 'W Wigilię' uses accusative after 'w' for a time expression.

  Cultural context

  Christmas Eve (Wigilia) is the most important evening in the Polish festive calendar. Many folk proverbs use it as a weather and fortune marker.

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