Meaning Of The Word Walpurgis Night

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Walpurgis Night Definition
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What's The Definition Of Walpurgis Night?

Walpurgis Night in American English
April 30, the eve of May Day, when witches supposedly gathered on Brocken mountain for a demonic orgy
the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, esp. on the Brocken

Walpurgis Night in British English
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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