Walpurgis Night

noun

1. (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

1. the eve of May 1, believed in German folklore to be the night of a witches' sabbath on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains

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

Example Sentences

The very dates upon which this period began and ended—Hallow-E'en and Walpurgis-night—are pregnant with "fairy" associations.

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The third incident which we may quote is that of Walpurgis-Night.

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