![]() The relics of Saint Walpurga are housed at Saint Peter's Church in Munich, where they are venerated, especially on 25 February (Saint Walpurga's death date) and 1 May (Saint Walpurga's canonization date), both of which are observed as the Feast of Saint Walpurga, depending on locality. Walpurgis Abend is in the 1603 edition of the Calendarium perpetuum of Johann Coler, who also refers to the following day, 1 May, as Jacobi Philippi, feast day of the apostles James the Less and Philip in the Western Christian calendar of saints. ![]() The Germanic term Walpurgisnacht is recorded in 1668 by Johannes Praetorius as S. In English, it is known as Saint Walpurga's Night, Saint Walburga's Night, Walpurgis Night, Saint Walpurga's Eve, Saint Walburga's Eve, the Feast of Saint Walpurga or the Feast of Saint Walburga. The name of the holiday is often shortened to Walpurgisnacht (German), Valborgsmässoafton (" Valborg's Mass Eve", Swedish), Vappen ( Finland Swedish), Vappu ( Finnish), Volbriöö ( Estonian), Valpurgijos naktis ( Lithuanian), Valpurģu nakts or Valpurģi ( Latvian), and čarodějnice or Valpuržina noc ( Czech). The date of Saint Walpurga's canonization came to be known as Sankt Walpurgisnacht ("Saint Walpurga's night") in German. In Finland, Denmark and Norway, the tradition with bonfires to ward off the witches is observed as Saint John's Eve, which commemorates the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. Local variants of Walpurgis Night are observed throughout Northern and Central Europe in the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, and Estonia. ![]() It is suggested that Walpurgis Night is linked with older May Day festivals in northern Europe, which also involved lighting bonfires at night, for example the Gaelic festival Beltane. Others have historically made Christian pilgrimages to Saint Walburga's tomb in Eichstätt on the Feast of Saint Walburga, often obtaining vials of Saint Walburga's oil. ![]() In parts of Europe, people continue to light bonfires on Saint Walpurga's Eve in order to ward off evil spirits and witches. Christians prayed to God through the intercession of Saint Walpurga in order to protect themselves from witchcraft, as Saint Walpurga was successful in converting the local populace to Christianity. Saint Walpurga was hailed by the Christians of Germany for battling "pest, rabies, and whooping cough, as well as against witchcraft". This feast commemorates the canonization of Saint Walpurga and the movement of her relics to Eichstätt, both of which occurred on 1 May 870. Walpurgis Night ( / v æ l ˈ p ʊər ɡ ɪ s, v ɑː l-, - ˈ p ɜːr-/), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German Sankt-Walpurgisnacht ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga'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. Once we upload a page, the page remains online and the URL will not be changed.Mass and Service of Worship pilgrimage to the Church of Saint Walpurgis in Eichstätt Permission is not required to link directly to any page on our site as long as you do not trap the page inside a frame. Pages from this site should not be put online elsewhere. If you would like to suggest another topic, please send it and a set of questions to begin the topic.Ĭopyright © 1997-2010 by The Internet TESL Journal.If you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us.Trade Fairs, County Fairs & Industrial Exhibitions.Home | Articles | Lessons | Techniques | Questions | Games | Jokes | Things for Teachers | Links | Activities for ESL Students If you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us. If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These Pages Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
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