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未食五日節粽,破裘毋甘放。

Before you've eaten your Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, don't dare put away your winter coat.

A seasonal weather saying: the cold does not fully let go until after the Dragon Boat Festival, so winter clothing should not be put away too early.

Traditional Taiwan Wisdom, Taiwan

Source: Traditional Taiwan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

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