Alam Sarowar Tito, Kishoreganj :
The traditional Kurikhai Fair in Katiadi of Kishoreganj is in a festive mood. Thousands of people have flocked to this 40O -old fair. These rural fairs are now disappearing as our mind and mentality have changed with the times. A rural fair like this one, which us a holder of our own culture and tradition.
This tradition is based on the traditional culture of the fair, the gathering of people and the buying and selling. The gathering of people at the fair has decreased a lot. The buying and selling has also decreased. The main tradition of the fair is to buy big fish from the fair and go to the in-laws’ house and eat a meal together with that fish. It has been found that this tradition is now being lost.
Organizers believe that the current situation in the country has had a negative impact on the fair. As a result, the crowd this year is comparatively less compared to previous years, sales have decreased. In addition, the decline in the custom of inviting sons-in-law is due to the skyrocketing price of fish. Tarekuddin leaving in the capital. His in-laws are in Katiadi’s Achmita village. For 20 years, he has been accepting invitations from his in-laws on the occasion of the fair.
This time, he bought 22 kg of Boal fish from the fair last Friday for tk.35,000 , Fish is expensive. It is becoming difficult to maintain the tradition by buying fish at such a high price. For this reason alone, the presence of sons-in-law at the fair is decreasing day by day.
On Thursday afternoon, it was seen that shops have been set up on 16 acres of land adjacent to Kurikhai Mazar. There are about 300 shops selling various products including crafts, handicrafts, electronics, furniture, etc. There are facilities for children to watch the ‘Mrityukoop’ game including Nagardola, Charki. On one side is a fish market. There are a lot of big fish in the market. Some are buying Boal, Rui, Ir, Chital or Kalbaush fish.
