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  What it means

  “Saint Catherine starts Advent.” A variant of the previous proverb using ‘zaczyna’ instead of ‘rozpoczyna’ — both mean the same thing.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • adwent — Advent
  • zaczynać — to start, to begin

  Grammar note

  'Zaczyna' is third-person singular present of 'zaczynać', a synonym of 'rozpoczynać'.

  Cultural context

  Saint Catherine's Day (25 November) was a folk marker for the start of Advent and the pre-Christmas season.

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