Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Welcome to the Queen of the Season

In Pakistan, spring celebrations are locally known as ‘Jashn-e-Baharan’. People all over the country celebrate the arrival of spring in the most festive way. When it comes to spring celebrations and festivals, Pakistani celebrations have a league of their own. Spring is celebrated with gardens full of multi color flowers, dancing people, music, trained animals and sky full of colorful kites.

Spring season is called ‘The Queen of the season’. When we see the beauty, glamour, fragrance and richness of this season, we are convinced with this saying fully and call out excitedly, “O the queen of seasons, we want to enjoy ourselves with your colors, delicacy, fragrance and charm. Please make us one with thee”. The spring season comes after the winter season which is the season of death and destruction. The winter season is the season of coolness frost and ice, having the tendency of freezing everything, even the life and all its activities. As soon as the winter season approaches, all the activities of the life cool down to stiffness and stillness. The birds stop twittering and cooing and seek shelter in some safe place. Some of them migrate to warmer regions of the world. Cold blooded animals such as frogs and crocodiles go to their winter sleep. Leaves of the trees wither away and no flower is seen anywhere. In cool and frosty areas, the streets are deserted as all the people are confined to their homes.

After the season of death and destruction, comes the season of life and rebirth. It springs from the eternal treasure of bliss as a great blessing, not only for man but for the whole world. The life suddenly wakes up. The bride of spring, with a charming smile on its rosy lips, casts a glance all around and soon there is a mysterious change, everywhere. First of all, chill body of earth gains the warmth of life from the nearing sun. Then grass, plants and trees begin to nourish wonderfully. Soon there is greenery everywhere. Plants and trees bear flowers and fruit, the grass is spread like velvet over the earth and fields are full of crops.
Spring season makes all the living beings happy. Little insects come out of their holes and begin to run in search of food. The birds begin to chirp, coo and twitter. The people also engage themselves in earning their livelihood, in addition to enjoying themselves with the beauty, purity and magical effect of the season.

Spring season, among the other seasons, is like the youth among the other periods of human life. It is moderate, pretty, charming, useful, flowery and fruitful. It bestows its favours upon all the creatures, especially on man who is the crown of creation. It is a pity that the people living in the areas near the poles and near the equator are deprived of this great blessing of God Almighty. It has a magical effect on body and spirit. It enables nightingales to sing sweet songs and poets to express lofty, matchless and immortal poetry. In short spring season is a blessed month which is also a blessing of God Almighty for His creation.

Lastly, it is concluded, that though all the seasons have there own charms and gifts for the world yet spring season is the most beautiful, most graceful and the prettiest of all the seasons. It is a longed for season with its multicolour panorama, its awful odours and its lasting effects.

Post By : Javeria Kamran.

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