10 point about autumn season
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1. Until the 17th century, this season was most often referred to as “harvest”.
2. In Greek myth, autumn was a sign of the grief of harvest goddess Demeter at her daughter Persephone being abducted to the Underworld.
3. According to an old superstition, catching falling leaves in autumn brings good luck.
4. Leaves turn brown in autumn as the shorter days bring less chlorophyll-producing sunlight.
5. Research has shown that squirrels’ brains grow larger in autumn which probably helps them remember where they bury their nuts.
6. Research has also shown that children born in autumn tend to do better at school and live longer.7. “Autumn” and “column” are the only common words in English ending in -umn.
8. Autumn is the season in which most singles in their Facebook profiles change their status to “In a relationship” or “Engaged”.
9. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” (Albert Camus).
10. Research in Sweden in 2011 showed that women lose more hairs during autumn.
Answer:
The autumn is one of the five seasons. It comes after monsoon and ends before winters. Dry winds and sunlight could be experienced during this season due to which, the leaves of the trees and plants dries up and falls. The level of transpiration is the highest during this period.
This season seems pessimistic to people as they think that trees loose their resemblance and teaches the bitter truth of life, but it should be taken as a good lesson as the trees attain back new and better after loosing their old leaves which teaches that one should never give up.