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  What it means

  “Whoever sows barley on St Urban’s Day will drink beer from a jug.” Sowing barley at the right time (around 25 May, the feast of St Urban) promises a good harvest and plenty of beer.

  Vocabulary

  • siać — to sow
  • jęczmień — barley
  • Urban — St Urban (feast day 25 May)
  • dzban — jug, pitcher

  Grammar note

  'Na Urbana' — accusative after 'na' indicating a feast day. 'Ze dzbana' — genitive after 'z/ze' (from a jug).

  Cultural context

  St Urban of Langres (25 May) is the patron of vintners and farmers; his feast day marked key agricultural milestones in the Polish calendar.

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