Man is the best creature of the God. He cannot but live in
society. It is an acknowledged fact that man wants to live and die with his
fellow-men. It is his natural desire to share his joys and sorrows with others.
This thing has given rise to the need of public fairs and festivals. Such fairs
and festivals are occasionally held in every country. Sometimes they are held
to celebrate some important occasion of national or historic importance. But
often public fairs are held as a kind of annual gathering or stock taking.
People assemble at a fixed place and give free vent to their feelings of joy
and pleasure. Different kinds of games and playful activities are held, in
which everybody tries to take part. Animals of different kinds are bought and
sold. Stalls of different commodities are open for display. Such occasion of
public enjoyment and merrymaking get the form of cattle fairs and industrial
fairs.
Fairs and festivals have great recreational importance. They are
an important need of human life. That is why such fairs and festivals are a
common feature of human civilization all over the world. Perhaps there is no
country on earth where one kind of fair or festival is not held every year.
Sometimes, these fairs assume international importance. Thus Olympic games and
industrial fairs of international level are a kind of joyful activity in which
all the nations are invited to take part. These fairs and festivals provide a
good opportunity for amusements and recreation. Recreation is a necessity of
human life.
There are different kinds of artists who show their feats of
skill. The farmers get an opportunity to show the best kind of cattle they have
brought up. The industrialists come forward with the best kind of goods
produced by them. Thus the fair reflects the emotional as well as the
intellectual side of national life. It shows the things and the activities in
which that nation as a whole is interested. From such fairs, we come to know
the achievements made by that country in the field of agriculture, industry,
handicrafts, etc. The artists get an opportunity to amuse the people with their
performance. All these things give such a great attraction to these fairs that
not only young men and boys see them but also old men and women are tempted to
grace them. Important personalities of the country are invited to different
games and achievements.
These fairs and festivals have great cultural values. They
reflect the cultural life of a nation. We come to know from such fairs the ways
of life and the things which are most valued by the people. They have educative
value also. We can learn from such fairs the degree of industrial, agricultural
and material advancement that serve us an inspiration for future struggle. They
heighten the sense of national pride and glory. When we see the wonderful feats
of strength, skill and ingenuity performed by various sections of society, we
feel proud of our country and love it all the more.
