A Village Fair
Village fairs are very common in Bangladesh . In almost all
parts of the country fairs are held and thousands of people visit these fairs.
They are held generally on the occasion of some religious festivals. The site
of the fair is generally a sacred place. Many small fairs are held on various
occasions.
The special features of the village fairs in Bangladesh are that they
fulfill the needs of the rural people. In almost each fair the cattle market is
a necessary feature. In towns there are permanent markets. Hence, people do not
feel the want of anything. They purchase their articles of daily need in the
regular market. But in villages many things are not found in the regular
markets. Hence they have to depend for those things on the fair. The purchase
and sale of cattle are the greatest towns visit the fairs.
In olden days, when there were no good roads connecting villages
with towns and cities, these fairs were very useful. Now-a-days, the importance
of village fairs has been very much reduced. Now the fair is more a diversion
than a necessity. Now-a-days, fairs provide a change from the monotony of
everyday life. People go there for sight-seeing and for enjoying the company of
men.
In a Village fair, people come from parts to sell their various
articles. Temporarily shops are erected. They are arranged in various rows.
Generally, shops of one kind are arranged in one row. On one side there are
shops of confectioners. On the other, there are shops of iron utensils. In a
third row there are shops of steel trunks. Then there are shops of carpets,
blankets, toys, shoes, books, wooden articles, utensils, handloom cloths,
medicine, etc. Besides shops, there are hawkers who move about up and down the
fair and sell their own little products. They sell flutes, paper-umbrellas and
various other kinds of toys which especially attractive to the children.
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In a fair, there is a very brisk activity everywhere. Purchase
and sale of articles take place and there is almost always a great rush.
It often serves as a meeting place for people living far away
from one another. People very often come across their friends and relatives
living far away whom they had no chance of seeing otherwise. The fair is a
great boon to the traders. The traders very easily dispose of defective
articles in a fair. In the fair, besides shops, there are some side
attractions. Theaters, magic shows, swings, drama parties, etc. provide a good
deal of fun to the visitors.
The fairs in India has got one special utility. It is a good
place for advertisement and propaganda. Since people from different places
assemble at the fair, the news of any new product or invention spreads far and
wide very easily.
The village fair is really a good thing because it provides
diversion and amusement and promotes trade and industry.
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