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  What it means

  If it rains on St. Michael’s Day, winter will be short-lived. A folk weather proverb.

  Vocabulary

  • deszcz — rain
  • nietrwała — short-lived / not lasting

  Cultural context

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

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