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  What it means

  When it freezes on St. Barbara’s Day, prepare a good cart, farmer. A mild winter will follow.

  Vocabulary

  • Barbara — Barbara (St. Barbara's Day, December 4)
  • mróz — frost
  • szykować — to prepare, to get ready
  • wóz — cart, wagon

  Grammar note

  'Szykuj' is the imperative of 'szykować'. Near-identical to the 'szukaj' variant — only the verb differs.

  Cultural context

  Another variant of the St. Barbara's Day proverb. 'Szykuj' (prepare) vs 'szukaj' (look for) — both point to the same prediction of a mild winter.

  Intermediate

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