Winter

10th of December, 2021.

After the harmattan I witnessed this morning and the constant falling of crypto now, I have concluded that my December is going to be neat as anything, as detty December is not in my dictionary anymore. I won't be going out that much, it will just be majorly an indoor season for me.

My last article was about the new season we are in now, which is Harmattan season.  It's About Harmattan, which is a very dry, dusty easterly or north-easterly wind on the West African coast. It takes place from December to February. When harmattan starts, you just know it's the end of the year already

Introduction

However, there is a season called "Winter" as well. Winter occurs majorly in European countries while harmattan is majorly in West African countries. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. Before we move further, let's see my definition of Winter;

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Winter

Winter is the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.

The northern hemisphere countries are; Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the United States. 

While the southern hemisphere countries are; Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Explanation

The difference between these two is that harmattan is a dry cold season, with dry and dusty air while Winter is a wet cold season. The winter season brings a variety of adverse weather conditions. Some of the things experienced is; heavy snow, ice accumulation, freezing temperatures and wind chill.

This is the season when you start seeing cars, houses, roads and so on covered with snow. It's one of the beautiful seasons. It's more like shorter days and longer nights, except that it causes influenza which means common cold, if exposed to it.

These times are always challenging for some kinds of jobs, for example sports lovers, especially football. Snow will keep falling and they must be out there for their training sessions and match day lives. Matches are only stopped and rescheduled when the condition is really adverse. It's a season of extreme cold, when snow falls like rain.

Steps needed to cope and stay safe in Winter Season

1. Cardigans and covered clothes -  It's best to wrap up warm and dress in layers by wearing a head warmer, gloves and scarf, socks and so on. This will shield the body from unnecessary colds especially when outside.

2. Avoid taking alcohol to keep warm - It's very dangerous and unadvisable to take alcoholic content to keep the body warm.

3. Make sure you're heated up always - Apart from wearing warming clothes, heater facilities should also be utilized. As proposed and established by the Government, a heater is part of basic amenities to have for each house. Therefore once you're in the office, car, house and so on but not outside, always make use of the heater. Also, check your heating and maintain the temperature, so as to avoid being too cold and knowing one's temperature.

1. Take warming food and drinks - Cold foods and drinks should be avoided. Warming food and drinks which will make one sweat out and keep the temperature warm is encouraged. Fluids like hot tea, pap, custards and so on are needed in seasons like this to keep the body warm.

1. Engage in regular exercises - Regular exercises like jumping, running, squatting and so on is compulsory for the winter season. This will make the body more productive and agile. These are exercises that can be done indoors and not necessarily going outside to observe them.

Yes, today's Friday, the start of the weekend. I hope my weekend will be productive. There's really not anything special I'll be doing, but I'm more delighted that Christmas is fast approaching and just some days away.

Thank you for reading!