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  What it means

  If storks are still here by St. Michael’s Day (29 September), there will be no frosts throughout December. A folk weather proverb tied to the feast of St. Michael.

  Vocabulary

  • bociany — storks
  • mrozów — of frosts (genitive plural)
  • grudzień — December

  Cultural context

  Michał refers to the feast of St. Michael the Archangel on 29 September.

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