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Morning comes with sunrise, morning comes with rainfall and sometimes with harmattan, it's called "Season" and this happens in all the countries. It's SEC-S17W1 with the topic "Season of My Country". Now, let's embark on a delightful exploration of the seasons that shape the rhythm of life in this beautiful country (Nigeria).

Join me as i delve deeper into the wonders of Nigeria's seasons, and discover the countless stories and traditions that are woven into the fabric of this extraordinary country.

In my dear country Nigeria, we have three main seasons which are; Rainy season, dry season and Harmattan season. These three seasons in my country has its own characteristics, experiences and its span.

Rainy season span from April to October every year. This is the month of April, so that simply means that we're currently in a rainy season now, off course we experience a heavy rainfall this evening. This shows truly that nature don't lie.

Dry season span from November to march every year. This is the season that comes with minimal rainfall and this causes heat and raise dust into the air. If you're a Nigerian reading this post, go back to last month. Can you remember the intense heat we all went through during the dry season which was March? The heat was too much till it got to the internet, it was one of the trends on Twitter. That's dry season for you in Nigeria.

Harmattan season span from late November to Feburary joining forces with the dry season. This season raises dusty winds from the Sahara desert, despite that this season falls between the dry season, it creates hazy conditions and produces cooler temperature. Individuals living in Nigeria mostly go out with their coat to reduce the cold that comes during the harmattan season.

Among all, my favorite is the rainy season because this is the season that brings good fortune both for the rich and poor. I'm not rich, so i choose Rainy season as my favorite because I'll lack nothing to eat.

It's hard to answer this because all seasons has its own unique characteristics. Okay, if there was one season i wanted to skip forever it will be dry season. Here are my reasons;

People suffer, the same goes to our plantations. Life on earth or let me say in Nigeria is always difficult during the dry season because of the high cost of living. Even when you have the money to buy foodstuff, you'll only get a small quantity compared to when it's rainy season where all plants will be greenish, animals healthy and multiplied.

Let me bring in this small illustration why I would skip dry season forever if I'm given a chance to do that. A family of four can cook a nourishable pot of soup with as low as 5,000 naira during the rainy season because water leaf and other vegetables will be available in the market at a low cost. But during the dry season, 5,000 naira can cook that type of soup because waterleaf and other vegetables will be scarce in the farm talkless of market.

	Me and my family participating in a farming festival during the rainy season.

Let me talk about the Rainy season as my favorite. During the rainy season, people in my country participate in a farming festival activity. It's this season you'll see rich people put some stems of cassava inside their Hilux and head to the farm to engage in the farming festival activity. There's this festival that is widely celebrated among different ethnic groups in Nigeria, including the Igbo, Yoruba, and Efik people, it's called "The new yam festival".

This new yam festival span between July and October depending on the region. It's always a of gratitude to the ancestors for a successful plantation and hope for a fruitful harvest. This special activity symbolises prosperity, fertility, and abundance.

During the dry season too, people in my country mostly engage themselves in a poultry farm business, because during the rainy season they incur looses due to the cold that affect the fowl. The build multiple poultry in one farm land with the aim to recover their losses during the rainy season.

There's this traditional alcoholic drink that people in my country enjoy most during dry season, it's called "Palmwine". When the saps flows more freely during the dry season that's when the palmwine will be tapped. Palm wine is cherished for its sweetness in my dear country Nigeria, it's mostly used in occasions like marriage, naming ceremony, burials and the likes of them.

Most people fix their occasions mostly during the dry season, not just to avoid the rain but to experience the sweetness of plamwine when tapped during that season. In addition to the traditional alcoholic beverage (palmwine), we have some special fruits my people in my country do enjoy most during the dry season.

Watermelon	Mango
Orange	Pineapple

We can't escape the seasons we have in our countries because it's God made not man-made. We should all embrace and face the challenges together with the sweetness that comes with these seasons. Remember, we have good and bad times, so as the seasons we have do yield good and bad conditions, it's nature and it's natural.

All pictures are captured from my device (Tecno Camon20)

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