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  What it means

  When it freezes on St. Barbara’s Day, look for a good cart, farmer. Frost on that day signals a mild winter ahead.

  Vocabulary

  • Barbara — Barbara (St. Barbara's Day, December 4)
  • mróz — frost
  • szukać — to look for, to search
  • wóz — cart, wagon

  Grammar note

  'Szukaj' is the imperative of 'szukać'. 'Chłopie' is the vocative of 'chłop'. A cart (not a sleigh) implies no snow — a mild winter.

  Cultural context

  Variant of the St. Barbara's Day proverb. A cart instead of a sleigh signals the farmer should expect little snow.

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