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  What it means

  As Saint Michael’s Day goes, so goes spring. The weather on 29 September is said to predict the following spring.

  Vocabulary

  • Michał — Saint Michael (feast day 29 September)
  • wiosna — spring

  Grammar note

  'Jaki… taka…' correlative. 'Michał' is masculine, 'wiosna' is feminine.

  Cultural context

  Michaelmas (29 September) is used in Polish folk tradition as a weather marker for the coming spring.

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