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Walpurgis Night

Wal·pur·gis Night [ vaal prgiss nt ] (plural Wal·pur·gis Nights)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. witches' festival: in German folklore, the witches' feast night on the Brocken in the Harz Mountains.April 30.

2. scary event: a nightmarish situation

[Early 19th century. Translation of German Walpurgisnacht, after Walpurga, 8th century Anglo-Saxon saint]
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