Report - My Visit to a Village Fair

A Village Fair Held in Rasulpur

Hasan Mahmud, Mymensingh, 10 January: The age-old traditional village fair in Rasulpur was held with all its beauty and spontaneity under the century-old banyan tree. Actually the fair is organized every year to bid farewell to the old Bangla year. Traders and craftsmen gathered there with their whole stock of wares for sale. Magicians, snake-charmers, and sweet makers also appeared and stayed in their tents at the fair place. Artisans came with their flutes, kites, pottery, and toys.

However, the fair was ready to be celebrated by the midday and merry makers started coming in flocks just when the sun leaned over the west. The place assumed a huge festivity in the evening. Men, women, and children came and cheered with joy. The most interesting thing is that even the aged people came in the fair to feel the thrill.

Flutes were played on, and kites flew up in the sky. People were enjoying cakes and sweetmeats. They also bought many household necessaries such as earthen pitchers, plates, lamp sticks, bowls, and so forth. The magicians played amazing tricks and the snake charmers charmed the snakes as well as the viewers with their fearless skill.

In the evening the fair was a colourful pilgrimage criss-crossed with lights and shadows. It looked deserted after the hours of enjoyment and thrill.