URDU COMMUNITY CONTEST / S2W4 – HOW WEATHER EFFECT OUR LIFE AND PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE|| WHICH OF WEATHER DO YOU LIKE AND WHY YOU LIKE IT. BY @TENGUHATANGA

INTRODUCTION

Greetings to you all beautiful ladies and handsome gentlemen of this community. Welcome to my post as participate in the contest for the week. This time around its about weather so just continue scrolling to know about the weather of my area.

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WHAT IS WEATHER?

Weather is the atmospheric condition of a place over a short or given period of time. Weather is that factor that tells you how an environment is or will be in some minutes or was in some minutes before.

HOW WEATHER EFFECT OUR LIFE AND PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE ?

Weather affects our habitation on dialy basis in different ways. Some weather conditions affect us directly or indirectly, positively or negatively. The factors of Weather include rainfall, sunshine, temperature, humidity, wind. Weather as a whole in our lives comes through the various means in the form of positive and negative environmental conditions which include;

• RAINFALL
Rainfall is the best aspect of the weather which many people welcome especially farmers. Most farmers in the tropics who do not carryout irrigation systems always wait for the rains to cultivate their crops or grow forage for animals. Rainfall is also good as it keeps the environment fresh and free from dust. It is a good aspect but has drawbacks as it causes hazards like flooding and erosion.

• TEMPERATURE
Temperature plays a big role in our lives every second. In areas of low climate people are bound to mostly have cold related problems. Areas with moderate climate favours human activities with no problems. Under high temperature people are uncomfortable and barely survive in those area.

• WINDS
Favourable winds brings about a stable environment for us which balances our activities and the environment as well. Unfavorable conditions like during harmattan causes wind erosion which takes away the top soil leaving it infertile for agricultural activities.

WHAT KIND OF WEATHER DO YOU LIKE AND WHY YOU LIKE IT.

Looking at weather and how it affects me personally I love the cold weather period (rainy season) for these reasons

• The environment is fresh, stable and calm during rainy periods

• It favours my agricultural activities with natural irrigation hence more crops are grown during this period

• Reduction in temperature because of the rain. Also I can keep myself warm if it gets too cold.

• No dust and so one can walk freely not thinking of dust

I love the cold weather so much despite I am allergic to cold I still go with it and keep myself warm.

WHAT REGION DO YOU LIVE IN? AND WHAT ARE THE SEASONS IN YOUR REGION?

I am a Cameroonian from the North West Region which is characterized by a monomodal climate with two distinct seasons.

• The rainy season which begins from mid March to mid November

• The dry season which begins from mid November to mid March.

These are the two distinct seasons except recently we have been having a month delay for the coming of each season.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON AND WHY DO YOU LIKE IT?

As I have explained above I love the rainy season although it comes with its disadvantages but I prefer it to the dry season.

DEPENDING ON THE SEASON IN YOUR REGION OR COUNTRY OR CITY, WHICH RITUALS ARE MORE CELEBRATED?

When we talk of rituals we look at cultural rituals but in general there is none except those celebrated nationally and internationally which are

• Christmas which is been celebrated by Christians all over the world. This celebration is usually done in December and it falls in the dry season

• Easter celebration done by Christians worldwide and it is done in April which falls at the on set of rains

• Muslim feast celebrated by all Muslims in the world during April or May and another one in June or July which is in the rainy season.

WHAT CLOTHES AND FOOD DO YOU LIKE DEPENDING ON THE SEASON(CULTURAL REFLECTION)?

In my region the dressing of every individual first depends on the weather, your accessibility to the clothing, and health like myself. I live in a region which happens to be one of the coldest in my country and so due to my health I am always in warm clothing weather dry or rainy season. Sometimes I can rate the weather if it is warm I can wear light clothing but I am mostly in trousers.

WHICH SEASON'S FRUIT DO YOU LIKE AND WHY?

We have fruits all year round in my region but my favourite fruits comes during the rainy season like avocado, plumes, mangoes, rambotang orange, water melon. I love these fruits as they tastes good to me when I eat them. Some pictures I took today from the market below.

Also it is during this period we have abundant food and as a lover of roasted maize, plumes, plantain and yams I get to eat it well during this time

Roasted corn

APART FROM YOU, WHICH SEASON DO THE PEOPLE OF YOUR AREA PREFER?

In my area most people love the dry season because of the presence of no rainfall. This permits them to do their activities with disturbance.

IN WHICH SEASON DOES YOUR AREA FACE MORE DIFFICULTIES AND WHAT ARE THOSE DIFFICULTIES?

My area face problems with all seasons but the rainy season has more disadvantages than the dry season which are;

• FLOODING
This is a common thing in swampy areas in my city. Flood tends to destroy properties and kill human and animals. Just one week ago there was flooding at mulang quarter which left a lady crying because it carried her 3 years old baby.

Too much rainfall causing problems with movement on a bridge on Thursday

• Erosion
Too much rainfall and an erea brings about erosion problems or an area with loose soil. This carries away the fertile top soil hence farmers crops will not do well.

• Accessibility problems

Most roads in my region are not tared and so during the rainy season movement is difficult due to the presence of mud making the road nasty and slippery. This aspect greatly limits commercial activities and transportation of farm products from the farm.

WHAT IS THE SPECIAL RITUAL ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR SEASON THAT PEOPLE IN YOUR AREA HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALL YEAR?

As I earlier explained there is no ritual which is celebrated in my region that is perculiar to the North West people. Villages in the North West can have rituals but as a region there is none. In my village we have the yam festival which is celebrated in September during the harvesting period of most tubers and corms.

CONCLUSION

Weather I must say plays an important role in our lives and activities. Some activities are totally depended on weather for it to be done like rains for agriculture. As an individual I love the rainy season because of the cool and fresh weather it brings and the presence of my favourite fruits.

Thank you all for visiting my post. I invite @josepha, @goodybest, @tangwe-rene and @starrchris to partake in the contest.