Nepal
is naturally a beautiful country having pleasant weather around year. It rises
from 59 meter (194ft) elevation of Terai region to the Mt. Everest (8848m) of
Himalayan region. Nepal is topographically divided into three regions; the
Himalayan region to the north, the mountains to the middle and the Terai region
to the south. Its geographical diversity has divided the seasons into spring, summer,
monsoon, autumn and winter. In Nepal, seasons are classified into 6 categories
Grishma Ritu(early autumn)
Barkha Ritu (monsoon season)
Sharad Ritu (early autumn)
Hemanta Ritu (late autumn)
Shishir Ritu (winter)
Each
season has its own importance and meaning to the lives of Nepalese people.
Firstly, Basanta ritu (spring) occurs right after the winter. During this
season, new buds and flowers blooms. The national flower Rhododendron
(Laliguras) blooms and greenery of the environment. People enjoy a festive HOLI
(festivals of colours) in this season.
Grishma ritu(summer season) is the hottest season of
all. The temperature is very high during this period. Various types of fruits
and crops are cultivated.
Barsha
ritu(monsoon season) is a rainy season, which provide irrigation to
agricultural production and many others. Roads can get muddy and traveling is
difficult at this time. Farmers enjoys this season by planting the paddy. They
dance, sings and play with mud. They help each other to cultivate paddy and
celebrate it as festival.
Sharad
ritu(autumn) is the season of festivals. The temperature goes down and farmer
waits for harvest of the paddy. The biggest festival of Nepalese people Dashain
and Tihar are celebrated during this season. This season is attractive, sky is
clean and environment is pleasant.
Hemanta
ritu (late autumn) is the season in which temperature starts to fall. The
harvesting of the crops are done in this season. People celebrate small festivals.
At
last, Shishir ritu (winter season) is the coldest season in the year. The
weather is dry and snow fall occurs in higher altitudes. People enjoys
this season by creating fire.
Different
seasons have different importance and are enjoyed by all the people of the
country.
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