Walpurgis night
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On the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night is celebrated in Estonia. According to legend, on this night, witches gather at the Sabbath, where they dance and sing, so a terrible noise should be raised in the city to scare away evil forces, which is successfully done by local youth. In the old Estonian tradition, witches were friendly and treated people. If it rains on May 1, it is said that “old witches are steaming.”
Walpurgis Night is the most significant of the pagan festivals dedicated to fertility.
Walpurgis Night is celebrated on the night of April 30 to commemorate the blossoming spring. The name of Walpurgis Night is associated with the name of St. Walpurgi, a Wimbourne nun (England), who came to Germany in 748 to found a monastery. She died on February 25, 777 in Heidenheim. She was extremely popular and soon began to be revered as a saint. In the Roman list of saints, her day is May 1.
In the Middle Ages, it was believed that Walpurgis Night was the night of the feast of witches.
Now on the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night is celebrated throughout Central and Northern Europe - a holiday of the meeting of spring, when huge bonfires are lit to discourage witches who flock to this night to the Sabbath.
The program of the holiday has not changed for more than 100 years: ancient games like our burners, performances of student choirs and traditional bonfires on the eve of Walpurgis night.
Walpurgis Night is the most significant of the pagan festivals dedicated to fertility.
Walpurgis Night is celebrated on the night of April 30 to commemorate the blossoming spring. The name of Walpurgis Night is associated with the name of St. Walpurgi, a Wimbourne nun (England), who came to Germany in 748 to found a monastery. She died on February 25, 777 in Heidenheim. She was extremely popular and soon began to be revered as a saint. In the Roman list of saints, her day is May 1.
In the Middle Ages, it was believed that Walpurgis Night was the night of the feast of witches.
Now on the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night is celebrated throughout Central and Northern Europe - a holiday of the meeting of spring, when huge bonfires are lit to discourage witches who flock to this night to the Sabbath.
The program of the holiday has not changed for more than 100 years: ancient games like our burners, performances of student choirs and traditional bonfires on the eve of Walpurgis night.