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Walpurgis

American  
[vahl-poor-gis] / vɑlˈpʊər gɪs /
Also Walpurga

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. c710–780, English missionary and abbess in Germany: feast day May 1.


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Celebrated nationwide, Uppsala hosts the country's largest and most high-profile Walpurgis events, popular with students.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

For most of the opera, the alterations were extraneous and distracting - such as the sunglass-wearing, clipboard-toting scientists who replaced the demons and witches celebrating the Walpurgis sabbath.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2013

He arrives in 1930s Moscow under the guise of conjuror Professor Woland to host his annual Walpurgis Night celebration: the "Spring Ball of the Full Moon".

From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2012

And Procol Harum: love ya, but your ruminations on light fandangos, ill-fitting homburgs and repenting Walpurgis will have to wait a bit longer for accolades.

From Time ● Oct. 10, 2012

The "Walpurgis Night" alone gets on quickly, and I hope it will soon be accomplished.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

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