Sharjah 24 - WAM: Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomical Society, said today, Thursday, that the winter season in the traditional calendar of the people of the Arabian Gulf is divided into two main periods, “Arba'in Al Merei” and “Arba'in Al Aqrabi,” each of which has 40 days, and between the two periods there are ten days called “Ayyam Al Husoom” fluctuate from cold to warm.
Al Jarwan added: “Arba'in Al Merei” extends for forty days, starting today and ending next February 5, and is characterised by extreme cold and rain, during which the temperature drops to its lowest level, and is described as intense cold with frost formation in the morning. He continued that during this period, fish move to shallow waters in search of warmth.
He went on, “A Arba'in Al Aqrabi” also extends for forty days, and begins on February 6, and ends on the next March 17. It is characterised by abundant and comprehensive rainfall that affects large areas. It is also characterised by fluctuating wind activity between North, northwest, northeast, and southwest.
Al Jarwan pointed out that among the traditional terms associated with cold and winter, which emanate from the classical Arabic Language and the Arabic Tongue, “al-sabra” and “sarda” describe the cold and mean the severity of the winter cold.
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