people think that Maha Shivratri is a festival to worship Shiva ji for fulfeeling the wishes. But it is not just a festival it's a powerful cosmic event that marks the union of Shiva and Parvati or Shiv and Shakti, the masculine and feminine energies within us. Shiva is the energy believed to make every living being alive. we are able to breath, eat ,walk and carry out our day to day activities because of Shiva. Mahashivratri celebrated because this is the day when Lord Shiva married Maa Parvati ,the goddesses of energy. This is the day the cosmic dance of creation , preservation and destruction called the tandava. This is the day when the emergence of the shivalingam which symbolise Shiva's infinite nature. This is the day for celebrates Shiva's victory over ignorance and the darkness. This is the day for celebrates Shiva's destruction of the three fortified cities ruled by the Asura brothers. This is the day when the universe vibrates at a heighteded frequency making it the best time to awaken your inner Shiva energy and raise your consciousness through meditation ,fasting, chanting prayers ,visiting Shiva temples, performing rituals like Abhishek and Aarti and staying awake throughout the night.