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  What it means

  “Whatever the weather on St. Catherine’s Day, such will be the whole of December.” A folk weather proverb tied to the feast of St. Catherine (November 25), predicting December’s weather from that day’s conditions.

  Vocabulary

  • dzień — day
  • jaki — whatever, such as
  • grudzień — December

  Grammar note

  'Jaki … taki' is a correlative construction meaning 'whatever … such'.

  Cultural context

  St. Catherine's Day (Katarzyny) falls on November 25 and is one of many Polish name-day weather proverbs.

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