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Walpurgisnacht in english walpurgis night is the english translation of walpurgisnacht one of the german names for the night of 30 april so called because it is the eve of the feast day of saint walpurga an 8th century abbess in germania.

Walpurgisnacht wikipedia english. Wikipedia lexilogos langenscheidt duden wissen oxford collins dictionaries. She was the daughter of saint richard the pilgrim an underking of the west saxons and of saint wuna of wessex and had two brothers saint willibald and saint winibald. Walpurgis night vælˈpʊərɡɪs vɑːl ˈpɜːr an abbreviation of saint walpurgis night from the german sankt walpurgisnacht saŋkt valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt also known as saint walpurga s eve alternatively spelled saint walburga s eve is the eve of the christian feast day of saint walpurga an 8th century abbess in francia and is celebrated on the night of 30 april and the day of 1 may. Walpurgisnacht walpurga s night a feast of witchcraft in german folklore observed on 30 april. With reverso you can find the german translation definition or synonym for walpurgisnacht and thousands of other words. The main article for this category is walpurgis night. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia wikimedia commons has media related to walpurgis night.

Walpurga was born in the county of devon england into a local aristocratic family. Walpurgis night walpurgisnacht is a traditional religious holiday celebrated by pagans and satanists as well as roman catholics on april 30 or may 1 in large parts of central and northern europe. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia walpurgis night valborgsmässoafton in swedish vappu in finnish volbriöö in estonian valpurģu nakts or valpurģi in latvian walpurgisnacht in german čarodějnice in czech is a holiday celebrated on april 30 or may 1 in finland sweden bohemia czech republic estonia latvia and germany. The current festival is in most countries celebrating it named after saint walpurga born in devon about 710. By extension any orgiastic or bacchanalian party. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia die erste walpurgisnacht the first walpurgis night is a poem by johann wolfgang von goethe telling of the attempts of druids in the harz mountains to practice their pagan rituals in the face of new and dominating christian forces.