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  What it means

  “On St. Lawrence’s Day, they hurry to the mill.” St. Lawrence’s feast (August 10) marks the time when the grain harvest is in and farmers rush to the mill to grind the new flour.

  Vocabulary

  • Wawrzyniec — Lawrence (saint's name)
  • śpieszyć — to hurry, to rush
  • młyniec — mill (diminutive/folk form of młyn)

  Grammar note

  'W święto Wawrzyńca' uses the accusative after 'w' for a feast day. 'Śpieszą' is the third-person plural present of 'śpieszyć'.

  Cultural context

  St. Lawrence's Day (August 10) falls during the grain harvest season in Poland. The proverb reflects the agricultural calendar.

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