Seasons have a special way of leaving you nostalgic for your childhood. Summer, reminding you of visits to the swimming pool. Fall, reminding you of how you used to jump in leaf piles. Winter, reminding you of making your first snowman. Spring, bringing you back to splashing in puddles. In each season, children find a way to embrace it. As we get older, we forget the simplicity. At the same time seasons make us feel nostalgic towards the times where it was simpler. To a degree, children embrace change. They are more flexible to it and have wider imaginations. As you become an adult, you become more resistant to change. You forget to indulge in simple childlike wonders. 

A lot of people are particularly nostalgic for summer. People love the summer heat and pulling out the t-shirts and swimsuits. It is a time full of camping, summer camps and family trips. People are also nostalgic for ice cream, cottages, lake swimming and so forth. Personally, I’m very nostalgic for winter. Being French Canadian and having lived in Ottawa and Montreal, I grew up around many winter festivities like Bonhomme de Neige and Winterlude. 

I grew skating on the Canal, occasionally going skiing with my Uncle’s family and eating lots of beverages. My family embraced winter as much as I did. We loved playing in the snow, going tobogganing and snow shoeing. To this day, I love to play in the snow and throw a good snowball. I remember so many snow days as a child, especially living in Montreal. Winter will always leave me nostalgic for those days where I could play in the snow all day.

I feel as though seasons connect adults to the days when their imagination was wide, the possibilities seemingly endless. Adults experience seasonal nostalgia because it reminds them of when they had imagination and they made things fun. Adults long to go back to a time where everything was an adventure. The seasons change connects you to your inner child. 

What seasons make people feel more nostalgic and why? I feel as though winter and summer make people feel nostalgic the most -- winter because of all the festivities and summer because of all the travel. No matter the season, we experience nostalgia. When the seasons change, do not forget to indulge in it and live in the moments, and the childlike experiences that leave you forever reminiscent. 

What seasons leave you feeling nostalgic? What childhood memories do you have associated with them? Leave a comment below and do not forget to go and make a snowman with your best friend!