Paragraph on Boishakhi Mela

Boishakhi Mela

A lot of festivals are held in our country round the year. Among these festivals ‘Pahela Baishakh’ is the most prominent common festival. It is celebrated on the first day of the Bengali new year. The day is celebrated with traditional festivities across the country. Baishakhi Mela is an integral  part of these festivities. It is a yearly common affair which reflects our culture and tradition. The origin of this fair was in the heart of our village. In the rural areas of our country it is called ‘Aarong’ according to their age long-custom. Now-a-days this fair is celebrated as Baishakhi Mela in our urban life. It is one of the main attraction of village life and life style. This mela prevails with various traditional products. Stalls of various things and articles of daily use are set up in an open square or under a spreading tree. Various handicrafts, wood and bamboo crafts, potteries, funny goods, sweets and so on are sold in this fair. In short shopkeepers put up varieties of fascinating articles in their stalls to sell. Crowd of people visit the fair. People of all ages and walks of life, irrespective of caste and creed enjoy the fair by buying traditional goods. Cultural functions with traditional folk songs like jaree, sari, bhawaia etc. are often create an enchanting environment in this fair.  Sometimes circus parties, magic shows, various rides become the special attractions of the mela. The mela lasts for several days. A baishakhi mela appears before the villagers as well as the city dwellers with joy and merriment. It also paves the way for establishing a linkage between the village life and the city life.