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Walpurgis Night

noun

  1. (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.


Walpurgis Night

/ 惫忙濒藞辫蕣蓹伞瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. the eve of May 1, believed in German folklore to be the night of a witches' sabbath on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Walpurgis Night1

C19: translation of German Walpurgisnacht, the eve of the feast day of St Walpurga, 8th-century abbess in Germany
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Tens of thousands of people typically travel to the Swedish city of Lund in celebration of Walpurgis Night, a festival that also sees parties and bonfires scattered across Europe.

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Tens of thousands of people usually descend on southern city to celebrate Walpurgis Night, which is marked across Scandinavia.

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Walpurgis Night, celebrated on 30 April, is widely marked across central and northern Europe with parties and bonfires.

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A life-size marble sculpture called Witch Doing Her Toilette on Walpurgis Night caused a sensation when first exhibited in Vienna in 1896.

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Also on the program, titled 鈥淢ischief, Mischief and More Mischief,鈥 is the decadent 鈥淲alpurgis Night鈥 and 鈥淗arlequinade,鈥 a comedic romp starring sly commedia dell鈥檃rte characters.

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