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  What it means

  “On the Feast of the Three Kings, a person wraps themselves in a sheepskin coat.” Epiphany (January 6) is deep winter — it’s so cold that you need to bundle up in the warmest coat you have.

  Vocabulary

  • Trzej Królowie — Three Kings, the Magi (Epiphany)
  • człek — person, man (archaic/folk form of człowiek)
  • kożuch — sheepskin coat, fur coat
  • tulić się — to snuggle, to wrap oneself

  Grammar note

  'W święto' uses the accusative after 'w' for a point in time. 'Człek' is an archaic/folk nominative singular. 'W kożuch' uses the accusative after 'w' with 'tulić się'.

  Cultural context

  Epiphany (Trzech Króli) is a major feast in Poland. This proverb reflects the harsh January cold typical of the Polish climate.

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