As the night of Shiva or holiday marijuana

• As the night of Shiva or holiday marijuana

Shiva Ratri or the night of Shiva, which falls at the turn of February and March is the most important festival for Hindus. Crowds of believers come to Calcutta to bring Lord Shiva - creator, protector and destroyer of the world - as a sacrifice bilvy leaves. And in that day a law prohibiting the possession and use of marijuana, officially ceases to be valid. See how Hindus celebrate Shiva Ratri.

Shiva - the only god in Hinduism who smoked marijuana. It is believed that marijuana helps meditation frees the mind and helps him to "get up to the heights."

Smoking marijuana during a holiday closer to Siva faithful and brings them his blessing.

Another faithful who hope for deliverance from sin and the favor of Siva, during this holiday are hungry and do not sleep all night.

The faithful who are awake at the feast all night, promised material prosperity and a place in paradise.

As a rule, the celebration begins after sunrise on the day of Shiva Ratri and lasts all day and all night. All night the faithful in prayer, singing hymns and mantras. Many of them are so tired that Upholstered furniture to relax it would not hurt for sure.

In the sacred waters of the Ganges Hindus perform ritual bath, after which he put on clean clothes and head to the nearest temple of Lord Shiva in order to present him gifts - rice or other food and leaves bilvy - a sacred tree.

The Hindus believe that if during the festival of Shiva observe all the rituals, you can free themselves from the cycle of rebirth, that is, the cycle of birth and death, as well as from the various sufferings and hardships of the material world.