Maha Shivaratri

What

Maha Shivaratri

When

3/11/2021

Where

Hinduism

Maha Shivaratri, also known as the “Great Night of Shiva” is the most important festival of the year for devotees of the Hindu god Shiva. Although the day before the new moon every month is specially sacred to Shiva, on this day it is a day of particular rejoicing. 

Maha Shivaratri is very significant because those with worldly ambitions see that day as the day Shiva conquered all his enemies. On this night, the northern hemisphere of the planet is positioned in such a way that nature is pushing one towards one’s spiritual peak. To make use of this, those who participate established a certain festival which is nightlong. To allow this natural upsurge of energies to find their way, one of the fundamentals of this nightlong festival is to ensure that you remain awake with your spine vertical throughout the night.