Four Seasons? Think Again!
So the Autumnal Equinox has given us our first real nudge into fall.
So the Autumnal Equinox has given us our first real nudge into fall.
Ordinarily, I think most people would consider Fall the third season,
after Spring and Summer--at least that's how I conceptualize it.
But I stumbled upon a web site
called the Tibetan Medicine Education Center.
They say that there aren't four seasons, there are six, each two months long:
Early Spring (February, March);
Late Spring (April, May);
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www.news.medill.northwestern.edu
Summer (June, July);
Photo credit: Max Moskal,
www.news.medill.northwestern.edu
Summer (June, July);
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Autumn (August, September);
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www.pitvotcon.com
Autumn (August, September);
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Early Winter (October, November);
and Late Winter (December, January).
www.pitvotcon.com
I have to say, at first I liked the idea of splitting winter into two shorter seasons--
it makes the cold, dreary days seem more manageable.
But then I noticed that by this interpretation of the seasons,
Autumn will be over in exactly 7 days.
Seven days!
We haven't even gotten down the road
to spectacular fall colors like these yet:
Seven days!
We haven't even gotten down the road
to spectacular fall colors like these yet:
But that's what they say.
Early Winter will begin when the clock strikes October 1st.
Early Winter will begin when the clock strikes October 1st.
Maybe the Tibetan calendar of seasons isn't for me after all.
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