1. #ChillaiKalan is the 40 day harshest winter period in Kashmir which sends shivers down one's spine. It is a Persian term. Chilla means 40, Kalan means bigger. Chillai Kalan begins from December 21 and ends on January 31 next year.

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2. The Chillai Kalan is followed by a 20-day long Chillai-Khurd (small cold) that occurs between 31Jan and 19 Feb and a 10-day long Chillai-Bachha (baby cold) which is from 20 February to 02 March.

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3. The night of 21st December is celebrated as Shab-e Yalda-“Night of Birth” or Shab-e Chelleh –
“Night of Forty”.

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4. Chillai kalan affects the daily life of #Awams. Use of #Pheran and #Kanger is used to keep warm and ward off freezing intense cold.

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5. Kanger in which coal is used is most reliable. It
keeps a person #warm for . Due to Sub-zero temperature, World famous #Dal #Lake freezes and famous
#tourist spots like #Sonamarg, #Gulmarg receives heavy snow.

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6. Due to harsh winters and comparatively more snowfall which would accumulate up-to few feet in #Srinagar, lakes big or small would freeze for days even months together.

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7. #Children make a point to play #cricket on frozen surfaces over the lakes. It is a favorite pass time during Chillai Kalan. Fighting with #snowballs is favorite sport among #youth in Chillai Kalan.

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8. Two rival parties would make #snow bunkers and frontline warriors would make snowballs to be hurled with full force at the opposing camp till one party would completely destroy the bunker of the rival team.

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9. In the biting cold of Chillai Kalan, the #Mughal innovation of the Hamaam remains a place for comfort, warmth and leisure. People spend most of the time in #Hamaam or central heating room in which floor is made of limestone on hollow base.

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10. In #Kashmir #winter is not a season, it’s a #celebration and people don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're #happy.

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