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Discover the six seasons of India, including summer, monsoon, autumn, late-autumn, winter, and spring, and learn about the festivals celebrated during each season. Quiz included!
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Seasons of India By Tamoha Saha Lipilekha Bangla School Date: 4/11/2010
6 Seasons In India, there are SIX seasons instead of four. In Bengali, we call them ritu. • Grishma - Summer. April - June • Varsha-Monsoon. June - Sept • Sharat - Autumn. Sept - Oct • Hemanta - Late-Autumn. Oct - Dec • Seet -Winter. Dec - Feb • Vasanta-Spring. Feb - April
Summer (Grishma) • EXTREMELY HOT 50 degrees C (122 degrees F) • Tornadoes, hail and thunderstorms • Strong hot wind causes fatal cases of sunstroke
Monsoon (Varsha) • Brings relief from scorching heat. • Brings heavy rainfall along with hail and thunderstorms. • Causes flood and landslides
Monsoon Facts • 12 inches of rain each month!!! • The ground can’t absorb that much rain and cause flooding
Autumn (Sharat) • Pleasant weather • Beautiful scenery • Durga Puja and other festivals
Late-Autumn (Hemanta ) • Pre-winter. • Harvest season
Winter (Seet) • Misty and pleasantly cold • Picnick season • Very cold in the Northern India
Spring (Vasanta) • Sunny warmer longer days • Flowers bloom, trees grow new leaves • Saraswati Puja and Holi
Conclusion Each season has its own advantages. Different kind of fruits and vegetables are available in different seasons. Each brings distinct changes to the food and way of living. People living in India enjoy each and every one of them in their own special ways
Quiz Time • Which is the season of harvest? Pre-Winter (Hemanta) • Monsoon can cause violent flood and … Landslides • What 2 festivals are in the Spring? Saraswati Puja and Holi
QuizTime • What do we call winter in Bengali? Seet • How many degrees Fahrenheit can the temperature go up to in the summer? 122 degrees • In which season do we celebrate Durga Puja? Autumn( Sharat)
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