Aug 21, 2013

A Village Fair

A village fair is an annual affair in rural Bangladesh also many other countries of the world. It is generally held on the occasion of some religious festivals or some local important events. It is an occasion for show, sale of various goods and entertainments.A village fair generally sits on the bank of a river, or a big canal or tank. Some fair also sits in an open field under a big ancient tree or in the market place, or in the yard of a temple or by the side of a big road.A village fair serves as a sort of exhibition of village products. Things of many kinds and tastes are brought here for show and sale. Potters, carpenters, blacksmiths, and weavers sell their hand made goods. Generally children gather around the stalls that sell sweets, toys and balloons and women are attracted mainly those stalls that sell artificial jewelry, earthenware, brassware, iron ware shares etc.
The village fair has demerits too. Gambling parties come here and entice innocent people to take part in gambling cheats, pick-pockets, criminals and village mastans come to the fair and commit various kinds of evil deeds. Sometimes children are lost and this causes great anxiety for the parents. A village fair also creates unsanitary conditions. Sweet stalls are open. There is no shed over them. Flies sit on the sweet and dust falls on them. People buy these sweets and eat them. As a result there is very chance of the out break of cholera and dysentery.

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