Maha Shivaratri

Summary

Maha Shivaratri is a holiday^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maha Shivaratri is in the country of India^[3].
• Maha Shivaratri is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4].
• Maha Shivaratri is in the country of Nepal^[5].
• Maha Shivaratri is in the country of Pakistan^[6].
• Maha Shivaratri's instance of is recorded as holiday^[7].
• Maha Shivaratri's instance of is recorded as Hindu festivals^[8].
• Maha Shivaratri's Commons category is recorded as Shivaratri^[9].
• Maha Shivaratri's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as Magha Krishna Chaturdashi^[10].
• Maha Shivaratri's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Maha Shivaratri's observed in is recorded as India^[12].

Body

When and Where

Country listings include India^[3], a country^[13], in India^[14], founded in 1947^[15]; Sri Lanka^[4], a republic^[16], in Sri Lanka^[17], founded in 1972^[18]; Nepal^[5], a landlocked country^[19], in Nepal^[20], founded in 1768^[21]; and Pakistan^[6], a sovereign state^[22], in Pakistan^[23], founded in 1947^[24].

Context

Recorded instance of include holiday^[7] and Hindu festivals^[8].

Why It Matters

Maha Shivaratri ranks in the top 8% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]