A Village Fair

A village fair is an annual affair, a meeting place of the villagers where various things are displayed and sold. Nearby villagers go to a village fair to buy various things. It gives them much joy and merriment.

A village fair sits to celebrate the occasions like the first day of Baishakh, and Muharram, the first month of the Hijri year, etc. It sits under a big tree or at a suitable place of some villages. So people from different nearby areas can easily go there.

Many shopkeepers, artists and artisans set up their stalls with goods, such as toys, sweetmeat, cosmetics, jute and cotton handicrafts, tapestries, bamboo-made goods and many attractive items. These goods are for display and sale.

Merry-go-round, puppet show, magic show, circus and 'jatra' are the special attractions in a village fair. People of all ages come here to enjoy these attractions.

A fair inspires artists, artisans, potters, weavers and so on to improve their goods. It helps cottage industries to develop. It helps to remove the monotony of the villagers. It also helps to keep our art and culture durable.

A village fair has some dark sides ton Gambling is a common practice here and it makes ordinary people lose their money. Sometimes, it is beset with evil and wicked people who create trouble.

A village fair is a happy occasion. Our simple villagers try to enjoy its charms. It should be kept neat and clean and free from all kinds of chaos. Thus, village fair may play an important role in refreshing the village life and improve the rural economy.