The night of April 30th occupies a fascinating place in the folklore of both hemispheres, where seasonal opposites mirror one another in striking ways. In the Northern Hemisphere, this date is celebrated as Walpurgisnacht, a fire-lit festival marking the arrival of spring and the banishment of lingering winter spirits. Meanwhile, in the Southern Hemisphere, the very same calendar date aligns with Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival traditionally associated with the thinning of the veil between the...