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  What it means

  As the Annunciation goes, so goes Easter. The weather on the Annunciation (25 March) predicts the weather at Easter.

  Vocabulary

  • Zwiastowanie — the Annunciation (25 March)
  • Zmartwychwstanie — the Resurrection, Easter

  Grammar note

  'Jakie… takie…' correlative. Both nouns are neuter verbal nouns.

  Cultural context

  Both the Annunciation and Easter are major feasts in the Polish Catholic calendar. Folk tradition links their weather as a form of seasonal divination.

  Intermediate

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