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  What it means

  “Saint Margaret announces the middle of summer.” Saint Margaret’s Day (20 July) marks the midpoint of summer in the Polish folk calendar.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Małgorzata — Margaret
  • zapowiadać — to announce, to herald
  • środek — middle, centre
  • lato — summer

  Grammar note

  'Zapowiada' is third-person singular present of 'zapowiadać'. 'Środek lata' uses the genitive of 'lato'.

  Cultural context

  Saint Margaret's Day (20 July) was considered the midpoint of summer in Polish folk tradition, after which the days begin to shorten noticeably.

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