A more than 239-year traditional village fair with traditional marble-playing competition was held at Ramanander Aak village under Rajihar union of Agoiljhara upazila in Barishal on Tuesday.
Digbijoy Biswas, president of the 35-member fair management committee, said Awlia Ma Sonai Chand became widow at the age of only 13-year in 1748. Then she worshiping God Shiva turned to be a saint and became famous in the area and among the local people for different types of supernatural attributes.
Awlia Ma Sonai Chand introduced the fair from the date of Poush Sangkranti (last date of Bangla Poush month) with Goshai Nabanna Festival, different types of rituals, marketing of local and traditional foods, crafts, marble-plying competition since 1780.
People and followers of Awlia Ma Sonai Chand from Agoiljhara, Gournadi, Wazirpur, Banaripara, Bakerganj upazilas of Barisal, Dasar, Kalkini of Madaripur, Kotalipara of Gopalganj areas join and visit the fair and participated in marble-playing competition surrounding about 5 kilometers of the areas familiar as Sonai Awliar Bari, president of the festival committee added.
Makeshift shops on crop-fields with different types of traditional sweet-meats, foods, fruits, toys, bamboo, cane hand made crafts, tea and grocery items opened at the fair.
-Masuk Kamal, Barishal
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