Happy Walpurgis Night!

[Loppan Torkel]

Walpurgis Night (in German folklore) the night of 30 April (May Day's eve), when witches meet on the Brocken mountain and hold revels with their gods..."

Brocken is the highest of the Harz Mountains of north central Germany. It is noted for the phenomenon of the Brocken spectre and for witches' revels which reputedly took place there on Walpurgis night.

The Brocken Spectre is a magnified shadow of an observer, typically surrounded by rainbow-like bands, thrown onto a bank of cloud in high mountain areas when the sun is low. The phenomenon was first reported on the Brocken.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night

I'm off to see a bonfire.

No work tomorrow. We're all ordered to celebrate socialism

 

[Borachio]

Named after the English missionary Saint Walpurga? 710-777 CE.

 

[warpus]

Coincidentally enough Walpurgis Night is an anagram for

Warpus Lighting

or Warpus Light Gin

 

[Loppan Torkel]

Named after the English missionary Saint Walpurga? 710-777 CE.

Seems so. I don't believe anyone here knows her story though. It's all about springtime and bonfires. ..and drinking.

Lund's student choir singing "crisp breath of spring/frisky winds of spring", freely translated.

Link to video.



No spring celebrations in other parts?

 

[LegionSteve]

No spring celebrations in other parts?

In England there will probably be morris dancing, but we try not to mention it because it's so lame.

 

[Loppan Torkel]

In England there will probably be morris dancing, but we try not to mention it because it's so lame.

This? -

 

[Praise_Satan]

I spent this Vappu sober. Got evening shift to work tonight. I'll try not to go to work hungover, it's just a bad idea.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Coincidentally 30th of April is also when Hitler died.

 

[Borachio]

No spring celebrations in other parts?

It's my favourite time of year. Emerging from the winter cold, plenty of daylight, and the pesky insects haven't quite got round to bothering me yet.


Link to video.

Steady now. Don't get over-excited.

 

[really]

Last night would have been Bealtaine here in Ireland - not many bonfires are held any more.

 

[bhsup]

Seems so. I don't believe anyone here knows her story though. It's all about springtime and bonfires. ..and drinking.

So basically your typical rural weekend field party for teens

 

[Borachio]

Wouldn't there have been a lot of rushing off into the bushes for some rampant sex?

Perhaps I'm getting muddled with something else.

 

[cybrxkhan]

The only reason I know this was because I had to read Faust. Well, the first book of Faust, which has Walpurgis featured.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Coincidentally enough Walpurgis Night is an anagram for

Warpus Lighting

or Warpus Light Gin

Honest to god I saw the thread name and I thought it was a celebration in honor of you at first glance.