Points: Winter not celebrated by poets — Tropical winter in West Bengal — The charms of the season.
It is easy to wax eloquent on the spring or the rainy season of West Bengal, Our poets have always been partial to them. But winter? No honey-bees buzz in the air at that time and no clouds into downpours. We hear of winter sports held in other countries and sec live telecasts on TV of thrilling ice skating. But West Bengal’s climate, in the main, is tropical. We don’t see snowfall or snowflakes even in Darjeeling, not to speak of Snow bound roads as in Europe or America in the Winter.
Does it mean that our winter is devoid of all charms? Not exactly. Winter is the cleanest season of all in West Bengal. It is comparatively tree from epidemics and floods. For those who can afford sufficient warm clothes, it is surely a very comfortable time.
The winter is also the season of book fairs, seminars, conferences and important sports, games and cultural events. Christmas and Saraswati Puja are celebrated during the winter. Winter is our season of green vegetables and Nabanna or new rice ceremony. Winter in West Bengal is the season when we feel cold outside but cozy and warm within.
It is easy to wax eloquent on the spring or the rainy season of West Bengal, Our poets have always been partial to them. But winter? No honey-bees buzz in the air at that time and no clouds into downpours. We hear of winter sports held in other countries and sec live telecasts on TV of thrilling ice skating. But West Bengal’s climate, in the main, is tropical. We don’t see snowfall or snowflakes even in Darjeeling, not to speak of Snow bound roads as in Europe or America in the Winter.
Does it mean that our winter is devoid of all charms? Not exactly. Winter is the cleanest season of all in West Bengal. It is comparatively tree from epidemics and floods. For those who can afford sufficient warm clothes, it is surely a very comfortable time.
The winter is also the season of book fairs, seminars, conferences and important sports, games and cultural events. Christmas and Saraswati Puja are celebrated during the winter. Winter is our season of green vegetables and Nabanna or new rice ceremony. Winter in West Bengal is the season when we feel cold outside but cozy and warm within.
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