Write a paragraph on 'A Village Fair' by answering the following questions.

A Village Fair (গ্রাম্য মেলা)

• What is a village fair? (গ্রাম্য মেলা কী?)
• Where does it sit and on what occasion? (এটি কোথায় ও কী উপলক্ষ্যে বসে?)
• How many days does it last? (এটি কত দিন থাকে?)
• What kinds of goods come here? (এখানে কোন ধরনের জিনিসপত্র আসে?)
• What sorts of commodities come here? (এখানে কোন্ কোন্ ধরনের পণ্য আসে?)
• What importance does it play on rural life? (এটি গ্রাম্য জীবনে কেমন গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালন করে?)
• How do the village people enjoy it? (গ্রাম্য লোকজন এটি কীভাবে উপভোগ করে?)
  

A village fair is an annual gathering of village people for buying and selling different things. It is an age old tradition in rural Bangladesh. It sits in some open place, either on the bank of a river or in a school yard. It is held on various occasions like the first day of Bangla year or some religious rites. A village fair generally lasts for three days or a week. People of all classes gather in a village fair. In a village fair different sorts of commodities like dolls, ribbons, whistles, fans, magic wires, small mirrors are brought and sold. Besides, ready-made garments, cheap fancy goods, sweets are also sold. There are many forms of entertainment in a village fair. Traveling jatra parties, circus parties, merry-go-round are additional attractions of a village fair. Actually it serves the recreational purpose of the rural people. In a whole, a village fair is an inseparable part of village life.