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  What it means

  “On Saint Anne’s day, ant hills — seek a bonfire in winter.” If ants are active around July 26th, it foretells a cold winter ahead, so you’d better find warmth.

  Vocabulary

  • święta Anna — Saint Anne (feast day July 26)
  • mrowisko — ant hill, ant activity
  • szukaj — seek, look for (imperative)
  • ognisko — bonfire, campfire

  Grammar note

  'Szukaj' is the imperative of 'szukać'. 'W zimie' uses the locative of 'zima'.

  Cultural context

  Saint Anne's day (July 26) is a key summer weather marker in Polish folk calendars, used to predict the coming winter.

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