NATURAL BEAUTY OF BANGLADESH
Six seasons of Bangladesh
Bangladesh enjoys six seasons in a year-each distinct from the other in respect of gaiety,color and complexion.The six seasons not only shape and reshape,the landscape but also mould and influence the life-style of the people.Each of the seasons displays its own characteristics and its own unique weather.The six seasons are Summer, Rainy Season, Autumn, Late Autumn, Winter, Spring.
SUMMER (Called Grismo in Bangladesh-March to May)
Throughout spring, the weather warms up a bit each day until March 1, when the heat starts intensifying more rapidly. The soil turns a dusty khaki and then almost white. There are lightening and thunder storms and sometimes, icy lumps of hail crash down. The rivers dry out and are difficult to navigate. Summer is also the peak time for the brick industry. Bricks are used for building and are a substitute for stone and gravel in Bangladesh. In the cities, the humid air is laden with dust, brick grit and auto fumes. The sun is round red globe, beating down relentlessly. Everyone waits for the rains and the beginning of another cycle of seasons. The Summer is characterized by sweltering heats punctuated at times by devastating nor'wester or the Kalbaishakhi with the accompaniment of thunder, lightning and hailstorm.
In Bangladesh, which has both the world's largest delta system and the greatest flow of river water to the sea, water rules the earth, and so the most important season of all is rainy, a time of lashing rains and tearing winds. In this season, 70 percent of the land is under water. Water from rivers, the sea, rain, tidal waves, floods and the melting snows of the Himalayas. The rains continue, the land turns into a brown and watery mass, ever-changing in shape and texture. Fields and homes are flooded, people and animals have to move to higher ground. Food is reduced to pre-cooked rice, dal and jackfruit that ripen at this time. During the rains, most villages are isolated, accessible only by boat. The people become self-sufficient and depend on each other rather than the outside world. The rain has turned stagnant water fresh again. Children leap naked into ponds. Women swim in sarees. Men dive in wearing sarongs. It is during the rainy season that Bangladesh's main crop, jute, begins to ripen and is harvested. Farmers dive down to the roots to cut them. The stalks are placed on high ground to dry. Aside from the practical problems, the rains and water also inspire the poetry, art and songs of the people The country, as if, bathes in fresh waters when the exotic flowers bloom and rhythmic sounds of rainfall resembles a melodious symphony.In this season a Flower called "Kadam Ful" is found everywhere.
As September the skies are blue and a cool wind blows. Flowers bloom, the rice ripens and the harvest begins. Blue, gold and green are the colours of autumn. The land turns into a carpet of bright green rice shoots while the smell of drying jute invades the air. Blue sky, golden sun and green vegetation from emerald of jade, pea to lime, shamrock to sea-green. In the green fields, white Siberian cranes, egrets and ducks hunt for food. Although the air is humid, there is slight chill late at night.
LATE AUTUMN
Once the land has emerged from its watery grave, it is time to replant in new, fertile soil that is rich in nutrients. During this season, the land is at its luscious best. Festivals flourish to hail the harvest, the end of the floods, the coming of the new soil and the wonder of the rivers. The country's troubadours are everywhere, dressed in bright clothes and singing for money. The land and its people come to life during hemanto, when the flowers bloom-jasmine, water lily, rose, magnolia, hibiscus and bougainvillea. By the season's end, the air is no longer humid. Fresh scents replace the dry jute smell. Hemanto marks the start of the wedding season where receptions are held under red, blue, green or white tents.
Six seasons of Bangladesh
Bangladesh enjoys six seasons in a year-each distinct from the other in respect of gaiety,color and complexion.The six seasons not only shape and reshape,the landscape but also mould and influence the life-style of the people.Each of the seasons displays its own characteristics and its own unique weather.The six seasons are Summer, Rainy Season, Autumn, Late Autumn, Winter, Spring.
SUMMER (Called Grismo in Bangladesh-March to May)
Throughout spring, the weather warms up a bit each day until March 1, when the heat starts intensifying more rapidly. The soil turns a dusty khaki and then almost white. There are lightening and thunder storms and sometimes, icy lumps of hail crash down. The rivers dry out and are difficult to navigate. Summer is also the peak time for the brick industry. Bricks are used for building and are a substitute for stone and gravel in Bangladesh. In the cities, the humid air is laden with dust, brick grit and auto fumes. The sun is round red globe, beating down relentlessly. Everyone waits for the rains and the beginning of another cycle of seasons. The Summer is characterized by sweltering heats punctuated at times by devastating nor'wester or the Kalbaishakhi with the accompaniment of thunder, lightning and hailstorm.
RAINY SEASON (Called Barsa in Bangladesh-June to August)
In Bangladesh, which has both the world's largest delta system and the greatest flow of river water to the sea, water rules the earth, and so the most important season of all is rainy, a time of lashing rains and tearing winds. In this season, 70 percent of the land is under water. Water from rivers, the sea, rain, tidal waves, floods and the melting snows of the Himalayas. The rains continue, the land turns into a brown and watery mass, ever-changing in shape and texture. Fields and homes are flooded, people and animals have to move to higher ground. Food is reduced to pre-cooked rice, dal and jackfruit that ripen at this time. During the rains, most villages are isolated, accessible only by boat. The people become self-sufficient and depend on each other rather than the outside world. The rain has turned stagnant water fresh again. Children leap naked into ponds. Women swim in sarees. Men dive in wearing sarongs. It is during the rainy season that Bangladesh's main crop, jute, begins to ripen and is harvested. Farmers dive down to the roots to cut them. The stalks are placed on high ground to dry. Aside from the practical problems, the rains and water also inspire the poetry, art and songs of the people The country, as if, bathes in fresh waters when the exotic flowers bloom and rhythmic sounds of rainfall resembles a melodious symphony.In this season a Flower called "Kadam Ful" is found everywhere.
AUTUMN (Called Sarat in Bangladesh-September to October)
WINTER (Called Seet in Bangladesh-November to December)
From mid-November to early January, the weather becomes more arid and less humid. The earth dries and dust forms. Warm clothes are pulled out. You people play tennis, football, cricket and gold. Seet is also the season when people return to their ancestral villages, where they can experience one again the essence of Bangladesh- the harmony of man, beast, land, water and air. Fogs are covered all over the sky in the morning. Sometime it shows dense fog and the sun does not show as usual.
SPRING(Called Basanto in Bangladesh-December to February)
The coolest days are from mid-December to February when the days are golden with light, the flowers are blooming and the nights and early mornings are chilly. Night guards wrap themselves up in shawlls and blankets with scarves and hats pulled down over their ears. During Basanto, the countryside hums with fairs, parades and commemorations. Arts festivals celebrate painting and handicrafts, poetry, music and drama.
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