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About Walpurgisnacht in Europe
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Ends: May 01, 2022
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Walpurgisnacht is a favorite Christian feast day with European college students. European legends in Medieval times taught that witches and warlocks would fly through the land on this night, the eve of St Walpurga's feast (May 1). St. Walpurga (Patron Saint of Coughs, Storms, Hydrophobia and Sailors), was an Englishwoman from Devonshire, born in 770AD. She was sent to Germany as a young nun and took over monastery duties after her brother, the head of one nearby, died. Upon her death it is said the walls of her tomb oozed with an oil that had unusual healing properties.
Like many traditions, Christianity and the common pagan customs intertwined over the years to create this unique holiday of bonfires, spindle, grain, witches, warlocks and merrymaking. Farmers believed their crops would grow as high as they could jump on this day. Bells were hung on the necks of cattle and women hopped over brooms. All worn out items in the home are added to a bonfire, in the name of spring cleaning.
Today, college students in Germany, Scandinavia and other nations have made this into a huge Halloween style party that signals the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. The largest parties are in the Harz Mountains of Germany.
The date is the anniversary, May 1, 870AD when Saint Walpurga was canonized by Pope Adrian II.
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