Mahashivratri Special : The Story behind Celebration of Mahashivratri

Maha Shivaratri a Hindu festival celebrated every year in honor of Lord Shiva, the eternal. There is a Shivaratri in every luni solar month of the Hindu calendar, on the month's 13th night and the 14th day, but once a year in late winter (in the month of February or March, or Magha) and before the arrival of Summer season. The festival of Maha Shivratri falls this year on 4 March 2019. It is a Hindu festival, which means "the Great Night of Shiva". The festival marks thousands of devotees keeping fasts and worshipping their ardent Lord Shiva. It is a major festival in Hinduism, this festival is solemn and marks a remembrance of "overcoming darkness and ignorance" in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as self-restraint, honesty, non injury to others, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva. The ardent devotees keep awake all night. Others visit one of the Shiva temples or go on pilgrimage to Jyotirlingams. There are many stories linked up to the significance of the festival, however, the ones that are the true ones are depicted in this video.
Watch this video, to watch the real reason, Why Maha Shivratri is celebrated?