Today is Shivratri
@Professor2010 (20156)
India
March 2, 2011 4:40am CST
We Hindus observe so many festivals, almost each day is kind of festival. The festivals are observed on days based upon Hindu calendar, so it will not fall on the SAME day every year. Shivaratri is usually observed in the month of February/March, in 2010 dates were February 12–13 but in 2011 dates is March 2-3. It is observed by Hindus in general and Shaivites in particular. Hindu calendar is based upon phases of moon.
For details see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri
In my family we observe by fasting, and worship of Lingam in Shiva temples. My daughter in law and son are observing fasting. Because of health issues, me and my wife are not fasting, but we had been to temple near our home early morning, there was a one kilometer long queue, other temples in city has longer queues.
[b]What about your festivals this month or in near future?
Do they fall on same date?
How you observe?
Please share your opinion in this matter.[/b]Professor ‘Bhuwan’. .
Cheers have a lucky day ahead.
[b]What about your festivals this month or in near future?
Do they fall on same date?
How you observe?
Please share your opinion in this matter.[/b]Professor ‘Bhuwan’. .
Cheers have a lucky day ahead.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
5 Mar 11
DOwn south around Louisiana the have Marde Gras IT goes for 14 dys and ends the day before ash wedsday they hav parad and throw beads and thing fom the floats wehen we lived there we went to 10 parades in that 2 weeks Got lots of beads and cups and got a stuffed monkey came off the lat float in the very alst pardae we wnet too I hangs by some beads in my bedroom and that was a lot of years ago .
Only went to a couple of them that was in New Orleans.
After Fat Tuesday the last da then ash WEndsday then the Chatholics have Lent. And that ends just before Easter
@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)
• China
3 Mar 11
Here we observe many festival too.We number the years with the Gregorian calendar and lunar calendar.In the lunar calendar the traditional festivals all have fixed date,for example,the Dragon Boat Festival is the 5th day of the 5th lunar month;the Mid-autumn Festival is 15th day of the 8th lunar month,etc.but in the Gregorian calendar their dates vary from year to year.
@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
2 Mar 11
We do not have that much holidays or festivals..this coming months...we will be having lenten season, that is like from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, its more like holidays of the Catholics.. and it does not have an exact date, it is counted from the church's calendar...which i am not sure how, i kinda forgot even though it was taught in school 
@rameshchow (4426)
• India
2 Mar 11
We are also hindus.
And our caste god is also Lord shiva.
So we all family members are happily celebrating with fasting.
And we gonna ready to do fasting in the whole today night.
