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  What it means

  “Saint Agatha sweeps the cottage.” The feast of Saint Agatha (5 February) marks the time to clean the house thoroughly — a call to spring-cleaning at the heart of winter.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Agata — Agatha
  • chata — cottage, hut
  • wymiatać — to sweep out

  Grammar note

  'Wymiata' is the third-person singular present of 'wymiatać'. 'Chatę' is the accusative of 'chata'.

  Cultural context

  Saint Agatha's Day (5 February) was traditionally a day for household purification rituals in Polish folk culture.

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