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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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Ahead of Sweden's Walpurgis festival to mark the start of spring, young people were busy selecting outfits or getting their hair done.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

The Walpurgis Night scene is dominated by an A-bomb.

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

In his separate poem Goethe seeks to go back to the origin of the first Walpurgis Night.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)