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  What it means

  “On Saint Catherine’s Day, think about your feather duvet.” Saint Catherine’s feast is 25 November, a reminder that cold winter nights are coming and it’s time to get your warm bedding ready.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Katarzyna — Catherine (saint's name)
  • pomyśl — think (imperative)
  • pierzyna — feather duvet, eiderdown

  Grammar note

  'O pierzynię' uses the locative case after 'o' (think about something). The imperative 'pomyśl' is second-person singular.

  Cultural context

  Saint Catherine's Day (25 November) marks the approach of winter in the Polish folk calendar. The proverb is a practical reminder to prepare warm bedding.

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