Why do we celebrate shivaratri and Ganesha chavithi??
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Why do we celebrate shivaratri and Ganesha chavithi??
Why do we celebrate shivaratri and Ganesha chavithi??
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Explanation:
As per the story of Mahashivaratri, the festival is celebrated to mark the day on which Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati. And some people celebrate Shiv Ratri as the day when lord Shiva saved the world from the weed of poison that came out from the ocean during Samudra Manthan.Lord Shiva drank the poison and held the poison in his throat instead of swallowing it which made his throat blue. Shivji's name 'Neelkantha' is derived from this incident.
Shivratri is considered auspicious for women. Married women pray for the well being and long life of their husbands while unmarried women pray for an ideal husband like Shiva. But generally, it is believed that anyone who takes the name of Shiva during Shivratri with pure devotion is freed from all sins. He or she is believed to reach the abode of Shiva and is liberated from the cycle of birth and death.
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated annually to mark the birth of Lord Ganesha, the God of new beginnings and a fresh start. The festival falls in the month of Bhadra, according to the Hindu calendar and in August/September according to the Gregorian calendar. This year, the ten-day celebrations will begin on August 22.Lord Ganesha is considered to be a symbol of wisdom, writing, travel, commerce and good fortune. He is also addressed as Gajanana, Ganesh, Gajadant that are among his 108 names.Legend tells the tale of Goddess Parvati who made baby Ganesha using sandalwood paste and asked him to guard the entrance while she took a bath. When Lord Shiva wanted to enter, Ganesha would not even allow him to pass through. Lord Shiva, enraged by this, severed the child’s head. When Goddess Parvati realised what had happened, she was overwhelmed and heartbroken. This is when Lord Shiva promised that he would bring baby Ganesha back to life. He went on to instruct his followers (ganas) to search for the head of the first living creature they could find to replace on Ganesha’s body. However, the ganas could only find a baby elephant’s head. That is how Lord Ganesha came back to life with the head of an elephant. Lord Shiva named him the leader of the ganas, or Ganapati.
Answer:
Shivratri is the marriage anniversary of load shiv and Mata Parvati.Ganesha chaturthi is the birthday of load Ganesh.We celebrate this festivals with lots of intrusion and joy and it is also believe that on shiv ratri load shiv save the world from weeds of poison which come out from samudra during samudra manthan.