Through the introduction of various village games, Bengali New Year has been celebrated in Kashiani of Gopalganj. These village games were organized to celebrate Pahela Boishakh by the initiative of Kashiani Upazila Press Club.
The program lasted from noon till last evening. In the rural play, there were oily bananas in the middle of the field. Mango hanging up She won the banana grass if she could.
Several youngsters and youths have failed to make efforts to win this game. The person who got taller could win. Not only do not go out of the pond, a group of 7/8 people got into a duck to catch duck. Go swimming and duck. She could win duck if she won.
Some of them also succeeded by the success and some of them have been successful.
In this way the players made the opportunity to entertain ordinary people by participating in a rural game. Not just bananas and poultry, it was also a popular stick game for the people of rural Bengal. A group of ladders play with sticks in musical instruments. Other sticks prevent other people from attacking the stick. This is how the villagers play in the open space in front of Kashiani Upazila Parishad. Thousands of viewers come to watch this game. The people who enjoy the festival enjoy the joy of the festival, these rural sports.
Organizer and General Secretary of the Kashiani Press Club, Nizamul Alam Morad said, "At one time the village was very attractive as the main tool of art and culture, playing sticks, growing bananas, and playing ducks in ponds. But with the development these games are now lost. To preserve the history of rural history and to organize these games we welcome Bangla New Year. '
When they came to play the stick, Gazi Ashraf of Panipara village, and Murad Mian, who came to play the stick, said they would play traditional sticks to keep the play and give visitors pleasure. Although they did not get the same as before. Because of this, it is difficult for them to hold the game. Yet, they are giving joy to the people by showing this stick game in the family dynasty.
Kulgayan Majumdar of Kashiani Upazila Sadar, Dwijay Majumder, Abul Basar, Shahidul Islam Khandokar and Nadia Khanam, residents of Kashiani Sadar Union, who came to see the game said, "It feels very good to see the lost rural sports. Currently there is modern sports. Viewing a rural game is a terrible thing. Here the Bengali Nababardar is well worth the visit.
Many of the new generation have rejoiced at seeing rural sports for the first time. The villagers said they were happy to see these games.
Kashiani Union Parishad chairman Mashiur Rahman Khan said that these traditional rural sports will be organized in the future to keep the traditional stick play. It will be possible to retain this traditional rural sports with new and future generations if the government-non-government sponsors get sponsored.