What is Maha Shivratri?
Maha
Shivaratri is the night when Shiva is said to have performed the Tandava Nritya,
or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. According to
believers, this saved the world from destruction. Hindu scholars say Maha
Shivaratri was the day when Shiva drank poisonous negativity to protect the
world.
Why do we celebrate Maha Shivratri?
The festival
celebrates the grand marriage of the lord of destruction, Shiva -- with the
goddess of fertility, love, and beauty -- Parvati, who is also known as Shakti
(power). According to Hindu mythology, on the night of the marriage, Lord Shiva
had a very diverse group of acquaintances including Hindu gods, goddesses,
animals, and demons escorting him to the house of the goddess
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