Taking just over two weeks to move from one horoscope sign to another, Mercury is the super quick trickster planet. In Roman mythology, Mercury was the wing-footed Messenger god, and in Astrology, Mercury governs how we communicate on all levels, from basic conversation to our individual mental processes.
Maha Shivaratri is celebrated on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Hindu calendar month Maagha as per Amavasya-ant month calculation. As per Poornima-ant month calculation, the day is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Hindu calendar month Phalguna which falls in February or March as per the Gregorian calendar.f the twelve Shivaratris in the year, the Maha Shivarathri is the most holy. The festival is principally celebrated by offerings of Bael leaves to Shiva, all-day fasting and an all-night-vigil (jagaran). All through the day, devotees chant  Om Namah Shivaya , the sacred mantra of Shiva.
Dussehra in 2014 is on Saturday, the 4th of October. Dussehra (also know as Vijayadashami, Dasara, or sometimes Dashain) is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashwin according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar which corresponds to September or October of the Gregorian calendar.