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  What it means

  “On Saint Andrew’s day, hope shines for girls.” November 30th is the traditional date of Andrzejki — fortune-telling festivities where young women divine who they will marry.

  Vocabulary

  • święty Andrzej — Saint Andrew (feast day November 30)
  • błyska — shines, flashes
  • dziewka — girl, young woman (archaic/folk)
  • nadzieja — hope

  Grammar note

  'Dziewkom' is the dative plural of 'dziewka', indicating for whom hope shines.

  Cultural context

  Andrzejki (Saint Andrew's Eve, November 29–30) is a beloved Polish tradition of fortune-telling, especially for young women seeking to learn about their future husbands.

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