WALPURGIS NIGHT


Meaning of WALPURGIS NIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ väl-ˈpu̇r-gəs- ]

noun

Etymology: part translation of German Walpurgisnacht, from Walpurgis Saint Walburga died A.D. 779 English saint whose feast day falls on May Day + German Nacht night

Date: 1823

1. : the eve of May Day on which witches are held to ride to an appointed rendezvous

2. : something (as an event or situation) having a nightmarish quality

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.