Originally posted by: Viswasruti
Good morning Vibha. Have a pious and restful day , spend the holiday with family, your loved ones.
May Bhole Nath guide you and your family all your life, and bless you with all that you deserve and desire! Sending you my best wishes on the special occasion of Maha Shivaratri Vibha.🤗
Maha Shivratri, which literally translates to the great night of Lord Shiva' is a major Hindu festival, and is celebrated across India and the world by followers. Lord Shiva is known by many names some of which are Mahadeva, Pashupati, Bhairava, Vishwanath, Bhole Nath, Shambhu and Shankar. On Maha Shivratri devotees observe fasts, go to temples to pay their respects to Lord Shiva, get together, and chant prayers together among other things. However, this year on account of the coronavirus pandemic, one may have to celebrate the festival with social distancing rules and health regulations in place.
On this day it is a celebration of Shiva and Parvati's marriage to each other.
Though for some the festival of Mahashivratri is celebrated during the day, others celebrate it during the night by organising a series of 'jaagrans'(a night-long celebration replete with prayer ceremonies and religious hymns).
Shivratri festivities differ in various parts of India. Where in Southern Karnataka children have the leverage to indulge in mischief and then ask for punishment (symbolic of Shiva punishing Brahma for lying), Kashmiri Brahmins celebrate Lord Shiva's marriage to Parvati by starting the festivities 3-4 days prior to the main festival.

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