[1001] Walpurgisnacht Tanz Herunterladen
Walpurgisnacht walpurgis night or the night of walpurga walburga is a traditional holiday celebrated on the 30th of april in both central and northern europe.
[96] Walpurgisnacht Tanz Herunterladen. Nr witch dance duration. Rather than something to be feared walpurgis night became a lighthearted celebration of fireworks folk songs and dancing. A scene in goethe s faust part one is called walpurgisnacht and one in faust part two is called classical walpurgisnacht the last chapter of book five in thomas mann s the magic mountain is also called walpurgisnacht in edward albee s 1962 play who s afraid of virginia woolf act two is entitled walpurgisnacht.
Although it is named for a martyred saint many germanic pagans try to honor the celebrations of their ancestors by observing this traditional holiday each year. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of electrola. Saint walpurga was hailed by the christians of germany for battling pest rabies and whooping cough.
Walpurgis night an abbreviation of saint walpurgis night also known as saint walpurga s eve is the eve of the christian feast day of saint walpurga an 8th century abbess in francia and is celebrated on the night of 30 april and the day of 1 may. Thais lopes recommended for you. This feast commemorates the canonization of saint walpurga and the movement of her relics to eichstätt both of which occurred on 1 may 870.
Popularized later by goethe s play faust this became a popular image to conjure when fictionalizing witches and their antics although the holiday is little known to those outside europe or to non pagans but walpurgisnacht and the time of year in which it s celebrated have an interesting history worth exploring. Faun walpurgisnacht director s cut duration. Today some pagans in central and northern europe still celebrate walpurgisnacht as a precursor to beltane.
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