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Walpurgis Night
noun
- (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
Walpurgis Night
/ vælˈpʊəɡɪs /
noun
- the eve of May 1, believed in German folklore to be the night of a witches' sabbath on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Walpurgis Night1
C19: translation of German Walpurgisnacht, the eve of the feast day of St Walpurga, 8th-century abbess in Germany
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Example Sentences
The very dates upon which this period began and ended—Hallow-E'en and Walpurgis-night—are pregnant with "fairy" associations.
From Project Gutenberg
The third incident which we may quote is that of Walpurgis-Night.
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