Maha Shivratri is the longest and darkest night of the month. (20th Feb 2012) It is the night on which Shivji and Parvati tied the knot and became 'One'. Hence it is symbolic of the meeting of the Soul with the Almighty.
Shivratri is also called Shiv Jayanti which means: The Birth night of God'
Darkness (Shivratri) or you may call it a 'Vast Emptiness' is all pervasive, present everywhere, like God.
Creation takes birth in this 'Vast Emptiness'
Darkness and Light is worshipped as creation and destruction.
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