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