Walpurgisnacht

Variant of Walpurgis Night

Walpurgis Night definition

Wal·pur·gis Night (väl po̵or′gis)

noun

April 30, the eve of May Day, when witches supposedly gathered on Brocken mountain for a demonic orgy
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Etymology: Ger

Walpurgisnacht Wal·pur′·gis·nacht′ (väl po̵or′gis näkht′)

noun

Etymology: after St. Walpurgis, Eng missionary in Germany (8th c.): her day is April 30

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