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  What it means

  “On Saint Dorothy’s Day you’ll walk through mud.” Saint Dorothy’s feast falls on 6 February, when winter thaw often turns paths to mud. A weather proverb warning that early February brings wet, slushy conditions.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Dorota — Dorothy (saint's name)
  • pójdziesz — you will go
  • błoto — mud

  Grammar note

  'Po błocie' uses the locative case after the preposition 'po' to indicate movement through a surface or substance.

  Cultural context

  Polish folk weather proverbs are often tied to saints' feast days. Saint Dorothy (Dorota) is celebrated on 6 February.

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