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  What it means

  “On New Year’s Day, the day grows by a lamb’s leap.” After the winter solstice, daylight begins to return — but only by a tiny amount at first, as small as a lamb’s jump.

  Vocabulary

  • przybywa — grows, increases
  • dzień — day, daylight
  • barani — of a ram/lamb
  • skok — leap, jump

  Grammar note

  'Przybywa dnia' uses the genitive of 'dzień' in a construction expressing increase. 'Na barani skok' is an accusative phrase indicating extent.

  Cultural context

  A folk observation tied to the winter solstice and the gradual return of light after January 1st.

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