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Walpurgisnacht walberla. In germany walpurgisnacht the night from 30 april to 1 may is the night when witches are reputed to hold a large celebration on the brocken and await the arrival of spring. On walpurgisnacht only witches gather by the way no male sorceres. They come together on the top of a mountain called brocken in the harz mountain range where they sing and dance around a huge bonfire. Saint walpurga in scandinavian countries a tradition dating back to viking times and possibly further is observed by the building of very large bonfires on hills and mountains it was thought that the power of the fire would scare away evil spirits or predators or possibly both. The festival is named after saint walburga. Walpurgisnacht and saint walburga may day eve is an important date in the pagan calendar. In celtic paganism it is the date of beltane.

In parts of germanic europe walpurgisnacht is celebrated each year around april 30 right around the time of beltane. Saint walpurga known also as valborg wealdburg or valderburger was born around 710 ad probably in the english kingdom of wessex. In germany walpurgisnacht the night from april 30 to may 1 is the night when allegedly the witches hold a large celebration on the blocksberg and await the arrival of spring. 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. Walpurgis night is a holiday celebrated on april 30 or may 1 in finland sweden estonia latvia and germany. In germanic lore it has become known as walpurgisnacht. Walpurgis night in german folklore the night of 30 april may day s eve when witches meet on the brocken mountain and hold revels with their gods.