Walpurgis Night

noun

(especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
German Wal·pur·gis·nacht [vahl-poo r-gis-nahkht] /vɑlˈpʊər gɪsˌnɑxt/.

Example sentences from the Web for walpurgis night

  • The very dates upon which this period began and ended—Hallow-E'en and Walpurgis-night—are pregnant with "fairy" associations.

    The Testimony of Tradition |David MacRitchie

  • The third incident which we may quote is that of Walpurgis-Night.

    Among Famous Books |John Kelman

British Dictionary definitions for walpurgis night

Walpurgis Night
/ (vælˈpʊəɡɪs) /

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

Word Origin for Walpurgis Night

C19: translation of German Walpurgisnacht, the eve of the feast day of St Walpurga, 8th-century abbess in Germany