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Walpurgis Night is the main witches' sabbath, as well as one of the most important pagan holidays dedicated to fertility, celebrated on the night of April 30th to May 1st. The name comes from the day of St. Walpurga, sister of St. Willibald, canonized in 778, who is traditionally commemorated on May 1st.
The name "Walpurgis Night" is associated with the name of Saint Walpurga, a Wimborne nun who came from England to Germany in 748 to found a monastery. She was very popular, and soon she began to be revered as a saint. In Germany, Walpurga was considered the patron saint of sailors, a healer who drove away evil spirits. At the site of her grave in a rock, "healing holy oil" flowed, which helped people to drive out demons. In the Roman list of saints, her day falls on May 1st.
In the Middle Ages, it was believed that Walpurgis Night was a time for witches' feasts in Germany and Scandinavia. People believed that witches rode on brooms and flew to mountain peaks, where they spent time in wild feasts and dances.
Today, many believe that the center of this boisterous holiday is Mount Brocken in the Harz Mountains. The witches' sabbath will be celebrated by dressing up as evil spirits, jumping around bonfires, driving away evil spirits, and dancing around the magical "May tree".
In Russia, Walpurgis Night is known from the children's fairy tale "The Little Sorceress", where the main character tries to get to the main witches' gathering, but she is expelled from there. According to an old legend, there was really no place for little ones at this holiday, because the witches gathered in the Harz for orgies. Using a special ointment, the sorceresses flew to Blocksberg, to Mount Brocken, on brooms, cats, and goats, and there they honored their patron, the devil, who appeared to them in the form of a horned man. To strengthen and prolong the effect of their pact with evil forces, the participants in the sabbath lined up and kissed the goat on the behind.
Greetings to all witches!:smile24:
What is your opinion about this event, as well as witches and evil forces in general?
The name "Walpurgis Night" is associated with the name of Saint Walpurga, a Wimborne nun who came from England to Germany in 748 to found a monastery. She was very popular, and soon she began to be revered as a saint. In Germany, Walpurga was considered the patron saint of sailors, a healer who drove away evil spirits. At the site of her grave in a rock, "healing holy oil" flowed, which helped people to drive out demons. In the Roman list of saints, her day falls on May 1st.
In the Middle Ages, it was believed that Walpurgis Night was a time for witches' feasts in Germany and Scandinavia. People believed that witches rode on brooms and flew to mountain peaks, where they spent time in wild feasts and dances.
Today, many believe that the center of this boisterous holiday is Mount Brocken in the Harz Mountains. The witches' sabbath will be celebrated by dressing up as evil spirits, jumping around bonfires, driving away evil spirits, and dancing around the magical "May tree".
In Russia, Walpurgis Night is known from the children's fairy tale "The Little Sorceress", where the main character tries to get to the main witches' gathering, but she is expelled from there. According to an old legend, there was really no place for little ones at this holiday, because the witches gathered in the Harz for orgies. Using a special ointment, the sorceresses flew to Blocksberg, to Mount Brocken, on brooms, cats, and goats, and there they honored their patron, the devil, who appeared to them in the form of a horned man. To strengthen and prolong the effect of their pact with evil forces, the participants in the sabbath lined up and kissed the goat on the behind.
Greetings to all witches!:smile24:
What is your opinion about this event, as well as witches and evil forces in general?
А что я здесь делаю то?
