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  What it means

  “On Saint Gregory’s day, winter goes to the sea.” A variant of the St. Gregory thaw proverbs, personifying winter as departing toward the sea — i.e., melting away.

  Vocabulary

  • zima — winter
  • idzie — goes, walks
  • morze — sea

  Grammar note

  'Do morza' uses the genitive after 'do'. 'Idzie' is the third person singular of 'iść' (to go).

  Cultural context

  One of several proverbs marking St. Gregory's Day (March 12) as the symbolic end of winter.

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