W marcu, jak w garncu.
“In March, it is like in a cooking pot.”
The weather in March is unpredictable and changes constantly, like something boiling and churning.
— Traditional Poland Wisdom, Poland
Source: Traditional Polish proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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