Friday, April 30, 2010

Let’s enjoy Traditional Fairs in the Chittagong City.

Boishakh (Bengali name) Month is the First month of the Bengali year. Bangladeshi people enjoy this New Year with their traditional activitiesEvery year of Boishakh month in Chittagong City holds some traditional Fair which Bengali names areLal Dighi jabbar’s Boli Khela, Molovi Mela, Chuhur Kahn Khela etcThese three are very old fair in the city(In Bengali Year)29th Chaitra (10th April) Chuhur Kahn Khela since 19502nd Boishakh (15th April) Moulovi Mela sicne 195012th Boishakh (25th April) LalDighi Jabbar’s Boli Khela, started 1909 (101st fair holds in 2010)Newly started these two fairs in the city1st Boishakh (14th April) DC’s Hill fair since 20001st Boishakh (14th April) CRB’s Hill fair since 2009All Fairs are staying about 3-5 days longPeople enjoy their traditional Items all kind of Items are sale and buy in the fair and many items made by soil, papers, cloths, trees, leafs, grass, bamboo, Wood, Iron, Plastic, Nokshi Khatas etc.People come with their family members and children; some people come with their Boy and girl’s friends, or neighbors. People decorated themselves by Multi color of seasonal dress such Saree, Panjabi, Fatua, shorts, Genjee, Women choose many things housework Items and cosmetics, Children choose their Playing Items, Man choose their working essential Items in the fairThere also run Circus, Doll’s dance, Motorcycle ride, Magic, Drumming, Playing on flute Carousel, Rounding Plan etc many more eventsVarieties competition role-play in the fair such as, rally, Wrestling, Marveling, Playing Drums, Striking, Swimming, Dancing, Singing, Reciting poem, Traditional Drama etc.Many kinds of seasonal fruits foods, cakes are sold but Hilsha Fishes with water boiled rice is top of the choosing Chart for people in the fair.On the 1st Boishkh (14th April) whole city Peoples try to take special mixed vegetable foods and fruits in their lunch and dinner Really peoples felt with joy and happiness whole day in the fair, they inspired by the fair to continue their lives with a great success and loving people each other, working together making a peaceful-meaningful society and world.

1 comment:

  1. Good story to share our Boishakhi culture with UK partners. The reach history of Chittagonj to celebrate Boishakh is accentuated nicely. Good job done.

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    S.A.Sinha

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