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单词 walpurgis night
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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-poor-gis-nahkht]. /vɑlˈpʊər gɪsˌnɑxt/.

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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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