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  What it means

  Good weather on Saint Blaise’s day is a good omen for spring. If February 3 is fair, an early and pleasant spring can be expected.

  Vocabulary

  • pogoda — weather, fair weather
  • święty Błażej — Saint Blaise (feast day: February 3)
  • nadzieja — hope
  • wiosna — spring

  Grammar note

  An elliptical proverb: the verb 'jest' (is) is omitted. 'Na świętego Błażeja' uses the genitive after 'na' in a temporal sense.

  Cultural context

  Saint Blaise (February 3) is one of many saints whose feast day serves as a weather oracle in Polish folk tradition.

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