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  What it means

  “The Feast of Lucy shortens the day.” Around Saint Lucy’s Day (13 December) the days are at their shortest — or in older folk belief, Lucy was responsible for the shortening.

  Vocabulary

  • święto — feast day, holiday
  • Łucja — Lucy
  • dzień — day, daylight
  • króci — shortens (third-person singular of 'krócić')

  Grammar note

  'Króci' is third-person singular present of 'krócić' (to shorten). 'Dzień' is the accusative object.

  Cultural context

  Before calendar reforms, Saint Lucy's Day (13 December) coincided with the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.

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