Walpurgis night
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht.
Noun[edit]
Walpurgis night (plural Walpurgis nights)
- Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April.
- (by extension) Any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
Translations[edit]
feast of witchcraft in German folklore
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