<h2>Winter in Bangladesh </h2>

Trying to emerge the juice of date tree.

                                               

Winter is one of the six seasons in Bangladesh. It comes after the Late Autumn or Hemanta. Winter comprises the two Bengali months of ‘Paush’ and ‘Magh’. The days are short and the nights are long in this season. Bangladesh is a tropical country. So winter is generally mild in the plains and is far less severe than that in most European countries. The coldest period of the year in Bangladesh is the middle of January. Winter is the season of fogs and mists. So winter mornings are full of mists. Dew drops also fall at night. When the morning sun peeps through the mists, they look like glittering beads of pearl on grass and plants. The sky is cloudless and blue. Some of the trees become bare of leaves. The rays of the sun become very mild. Children and old men bask in the sun in the morning and in the afternoon. The cold of winter which is often attended with chilly northern wind makes the people shiver. Even the animals, worms and insects feel the pinch of cold. The poor suffer from cold greatly. The rich use their warm clothes and the poor burn dry leaves, hay and jute stalks to keep themselves warm.

        Winter is the season of abundance. So the price of essential commodities falls considerably. The people in general seem to heave a sigh of relief. A great variety of fish and vegetables are available in the market in plenty and they sell at a comparatively low price. The vegetables that are grown and supplied in plenty are radishes, brinjals, cabbages, caulk-flowers, tomatoes, potatoes and turnips. A special feature of the season is the collecting of juice from date trees and making molasses. ‘Gur and Patali’ prepared from date juice are delicacies with all. Fruits also become prolific and cheap in this season. The general health of the people remains in a satisfactory state in winter. The liver works well during this season. So people prepare different kinds of native cakes. The ‘Paush parban’ is a well-known Hindu festival for preparing and eating various kinds of cakes. The ‘payesh’ made of rice, date juce and milk constitutes a very delicious dish.

The fog in winter season

                                                

           Winter is suitable season for various activities in Bangladesh. It is the late harvesting season. The peasants are then busy with the last phase of gathering paddy from the fields and with separating the corns from the stalks. The new season of schools begin in winter. The students can read for a longer period at night. Festivals and functions are also held in this season. This is the time for the ‘ Saraswati Puja’ of the Hindus. In this season men can move about freely and safety, because snake and other vermin, sensitive to cold, take refuge in holes and crevices. Winter is also season of outdoor games and sports. Though winter is cold season, it is enjoyable in Bangladesh. In this season the majority of the people are more or less immune from the anxiety for food. So their minds are full of joviality and they feel very happy. In this season communication in Bangladesh is easy, for almost all the places of the country are then dry. After all, winter is the season that heralds the advent of spring.