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  What it means

  “On Saint Francis’s day, it often thunders and lightens well.” Around October 4th, autumn storms with thunder and lightning are common.

  Vocabulary

  • nieraz — often, more than once
  • grzmi — it thunders
  • łyska — it lightens, it flashes (archaic/folk)

  Grammar note

  'Grzmi' and 'łyska' are impersonal third-person singular verbs describing weather.

  Cultural context

  An autumn weather observation tied to Saint Francis's feast day (October 4).

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