Essay of A Village Fair * A village Fair composition

  In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful

A Village Fair

A village fair is a large assembly of men, women and children on a particular occasion. It is an amusing annual meeting place of the village people. It is like a mirror that reflects the sign of rural life. It brings a chance in the monotonous life of the villagers. People of all ages specially the children eagerly wait for this happy occasion.

A village fair is usually held once or twice a year either on the first or the last day of Bengali year. It is also held on the occasion of some religious or national festival. It is generally held in the central part of the village or in an open field or on the bank of a river or under the spreading big banyan tree.

A village fair is an exhibition of the village products. The people of different professions in the village such as carpenters, blacksmiths, weavers etc. bring their own hand made articles for sale and display. There is a great collection of fancy goods such as toys, whistles, combs, hair pins, cheap ornaments, cosmetics, looking glasses, balloons etc. in the fair. Different kinds of household goods and decorated and painted articles of bamboo, wood and cane are also brought for sale. Various kinds of sweet meats and seasonal fruits are also available here.

A village fair is a place of joy and pleasure for the villagers. As such some special and attractive arrangements are made in the fair to attract and amuse the visitors. Circus, Magic show, Jatra and Jarigan are the chief attractions of them in the fair. Puppet shows, mock fights, the lotteries etc. are some other special attractions of the fair.

The village fair has some drawbacks too. As it lacks in arrangements for proper sanitation, it sometimes leads to the outbreak of epidemics. The gambling parties in the village fair tell upon the morality of the village people. Moreover, undesirable people and criminals visit the fair and commit various kinds of bad behavior.

A village fair removes the monotony of life and brings joys to the villagers. It helps a man to forget his sorrows and sufferings for the time being. Villagers usually long for such an occasion. In a village fair, people can meet their kith and kin and mix with a variety of people.  Actually a village fair is a part of our cultural life.