A yearly climate,festivals and working status in Jumla

Y       e      Yearly climate and festivals celebrated by local in Jumla are as follows;

   

S.no	Month	English Month	Activities
1	Baisakh	Apr/May	Hot temperature, collection of fire wood and drypine, few rains occur ,sun and rain,windy air
2	Jestha	May/Jun	Hot temperature during day time ,People goes for collection of Herbal product like yarcha Gumba,Red Mushroom,  sometime Raining , harvesting of Barley and planting rice, preparing for seedling of millet,
3	Ashar	Jun/Jul	Harvesting of Wheat,raining
4	Shrawan	July/Aug	Collection of Bhulte,Katuko, more raining, Yarshaagumba -cordyceps sinesis, Jatamasi –Narrdostachys, Drandiflora- Jatamasi, Bihsajara -Aconitum Spp, Chirayito Swertia Chirata, Satuwa-Paris polyphylla
5	Bhadra	Aug/Sep	Harvesting of fruits (Apple,Walnut,Apricoat) collecting of green grass Sunny weather starting cold
6	Ashoj	Sep/Oct	Dashain Festival,Harvesting of almost of all crops like Paddy, Maize, Millets, potatoes,Workload for women (man and women work together) Barley and wheat plantation for next season. Sunny weather and cold in morning and evening and windy.Hard time for women
7	Kartik	Oct/Nov	Dipawali (Tihar Festival), Busy of colletion of grass and continue of harvesting of crops. End of Kartik Starting of “frosting” and rises of coldness
8	Mangsir	Nov/Dec	Also known as wedding month. Collection of dry pine and leaves from forest for bedding of domestic animal which helps for making compost for field. Collection of firewood from forest. Carrying of compost to the field. So cold some time snowing and rain.
9	Poush	Dec/Jan	Poush Phandra(15) festival celeberating by playing deuda(local dance) having nice foods, Mostly snowing and dry air
10	Magh	Jan/Feb	Maghi festivals very cold but sunny, Mostly snowing less work
11	Falgun	Feb/Mar	Sunny weather,Starting warmer
12	Chaitra	Mar/Apr	Windy , seedling of rice, Dry air

summer in Jumla

women carrying firewood

Jumla valley