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  What it means

  After Saint Agnes’s day, the ox will drink from the path. From January 21st onward, the thaw begins — puddles form on paths and the ground softens enough for animals to find water outside.

  Vocabulary

  • święta Agnieszka — Saint Agnes (feast day: January 21)
  • wół — ox
  • napić się — to drink (perfective)
  • ścieżka — path, track

  Grammar note

  'Napije się' — future perfective reflexive. 'Na ścieżce' — locative of 'ścieżka'.

  Cultural context

  St. Agnes's feast day (January 21) is one of the earliest spring-thaw markers in the Polish folk calendar.

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