Amy Allocco, Elon professor of religious studies, spoke with National Geographic about the Hindu festival.
National Geographic recently quoted Elon University Professor of Religious Studies Amy Allocco about the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri.
According to National Geographic, Maha Shivaratri, also known as the Great Night of Shiva, “commemorates the deity’s life marriage to Goddess Parvati, his brave acts that saved our planet, and the lord’s cosmic dance which evokes the life cycle.”
“Hindu festivals are marked and celebrated in diverse ways in India’s different linguistic and cultural regions, as well as in diasporic contexts,” said Allocco. “These variations are observable in many dimensions of festival performances, including narrative, ritual, and culinary practices.”
Read the full article in National Geographic.