Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgisnacht, celebrated on the night of April 30th into May 1st, is a traditional spring festival rooted in Germanic and Central European folklore. It is named after Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century English missionary who was canonized on May 1st. Over time, her feast day merged with earlier pagan traditions that marked the transition from winter to spring. The result was a night of bonfires, dancing, mischief, and tales of witches gathering on mountaintops, most famously on...