Sunday, April 30, 2017

SEASONS IN NEPAL



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 

                     Basanta Ritu(spring )
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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