A village fair is very attractive. Village people take great interest in it. They find great pleasure and amusement in a village fair. It is a good recreation. A village fair is held in an open space.
On some special occasion the village fair is held. On the first of Baihsakh, On the occasion of Muharram, during Durga Puja, on the day of Rathjatra, fairs are held in different villages. A village fair sometimes lasts even for fifteen days.
Shops of various kinds are set up in a fair. All sorts of stationery and fancy goods are brought in it. Rolled gold and imitation ornaments, bangles, necklaces and earrings made of various materials are available there Carpenters bring wooden almirahs, tables, chairs, bedsteads etc. Potters bring earthen pitchers and utensils, cloth merchants bring shirts, frocks etc. There is an exhibition of cottage industries.
Various types of amusements are arranged in a fair. There are jatra, magic, circus, merry-go-round (nagardola) etc. in it. Children, boys and girls enjoy all these very much. Local people and the people of the neighbouring villages flock in the fair. They buy fancy goods and enjoy the amusements. Sometimes cinemas are also shown in the fair.
A village fair is of great use to the villagers. It provides for amusement of the village people. It is like an exhibition. Weavers, artisans, black smiths and carpenters earn money by selling their products.
A village fair has its demerits. There is want of proper sanitation. As a result epidemics may out break. Gambling in the fair also causes ruin to the simple village people. However, a village fair is a great recreation to the villagers.
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