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  What it means

  “On Saint Casimir’s day, winter heads toward the sea.” Tied to March 4th (St. Casimir), this proverb marks the approaching end of winter, with winter personified as heading off to sea.

  Vocabulary

  • zmierza — heads toward, makes its way to
  • morze — sea
  • zima — winter

  Grammar note

  'Do morza zmierza' — 'zmierzać do' (to head toward) takes the genitive. Note the rhyme: 'Kazimierza / zmierza'.

  Cultural context

  St. Casimir (March 4) is the patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. His feast day falls in early March, a traditional time for watching for signs of spring.

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