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  What it means

  “On the day of the Three Kings, everyone cuddles up to the stove.” Epiphany (6 January) falls in the depths of winter, so it is still bitterly cold and people huddle close to their stoves for warmth.

  Vocabulary

  • Trzej Królowie — Three Kings, Magi (Epiphany)
  • piec — stove, furnace
  • tulić się — to cuddle up, to press close

  Grammar note

  'Do pieca' is the genitive of 'piec' after the preposition 'do'. 'Tuli się' is the reflexive third-person singular of 'tulić się'.

  Cultural context

  Epiphany (6 January, Trzech Króli) is a public holiday in Poland. The proverb reflects the reality of harsh January cold.

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