SIX SEASONS OF KASHMIR

                           ( A  Landscape by D N Walli, a well-known artist from Kashmir )

  Kashmir has six seasons, each two months in duration. These can be summed up as:-

 

Spring - From March 15 to May 15. Soant ( in Kashmiri )

Summer - From May 15 to July 15. Greeshim ( in Kashmiri )

Rainy Season - From July 15 to Sept. 15. Vaharaat ( in Kashmiri )

Autumn - From Sept. 15 to Nov. 15. Harud ( in Kashmiri )

Winter - From Nov. 15 to Jan 15. Vandha ( in Kashmiri )

Ice Cold - From Jan. 15 to March 15. Shishur ( in Kashmiri )

 

 The months in the calendar followed by Kashmiri Pandits are also  Chaitra, Vaisakh, Jyeshtha, Ashadh, Shravan, Bhadra, Ashwin, Kartik, Marg, Paush, Magh, and Falgun. In Kashmiri, these months are known as …Tsitter, Vahek, Zeth, Haar, Shravun, Ba'drepeth, A'shid, Kartik, Monjhor, Poh, Maag, and Fagun.

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