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  What it means

  “Saint Anne is already an autumn maiden.” Saint Anne’s Day (26 July) marks the point in the year when summer begins to tip toward autumn — days shorten noticeably after this date.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • jesienny — autumnal, of autumn
  • panna — maiden, young woman
  • już — already

  Grammar note

  'Jesienna panna' is a nominative noun phrase. The proverb uses a metaphor, personifying the date as a maiden.

  Cultural context

  In Polish folk tradition, Saint Anne's Day (26 July) was considered the unofficial start of the harvest season and the first hint of approaching autumn.

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