🇧🇩 Bisillahir Rahmanir Rahim 🇧🇩
The land of thirteen festivals in twelve months full of festivals, and joy. At all times of the year, there is a festival going on somewhere. These rural festivals embody our heritage, reflecting our roots. With the touch of modernity in many places, the tide has turned in this festival, the folk culture and the colors of the festival have been lost.
The history of this fair is very ancient. Hazrat Shah Shamsuddin Bukhari (R) was one of the traveling companions of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) who was the head of 360 Auliya, Who started preaching Islam in the year 1225 in the Kurikhai area of Mumurdia union of Katiadi Upazila of Kishoreganj with three companions. He was the first preacher of Islam in the region and one of the twelve Auliyas.
However, in some places these traditional festivals are still in vogue, among them we will be introduced to an ancient folk festival today. Kishoreganj, Haor Baor, and Nadinala Bidhaut is a districts, a fair has been held in Katiadi of this Kishoreganj for about four hundred years, its name is Kurikhai Mela. The fair starts on the last Monday of the month of Magh every year. It is the largest rural fair in and around Kishoreganj.
The main attraction of Kurikhai Mela is its fish market. Many people come to this fair from far and wide just to see this fish market. In this market, huge fish markets of more than four hundred species including Boal, Chital, Ayr, Rui, Katla, Silver Carp, Pangash, Bagha Ayr, etc. are held.
Not only culture, but this fair is also a means of life and livelihood for many. What a festive touch all around during this fair, it feels like colors, melodies of joy floating in the air. People who work all year round should get back the form, juice, smell, and vibration of life. You too can come back from Kurikhai Mela to witness this festival of love and affection. You can paint a few moments of life in the colors of the festival, I can promise not to feel bad.
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