Walpurgis Night
Germanic festival celebrating the start of summer
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Summary
Walpurgis Night is a Christian holy day[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of christian holy day entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,156 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Netherlands[3], Germany[4], Czech Republic[5], Slovenia[6], Sweden[7], Lithuania[8], Latvia[9], Finland[10], Estonia[11]
- Named after: Saint Walpurga[12]
- Commons category: Walpurgis Night[13]
- Commemorates: Saint Walpurga[14]
- Dedicated to: Saint Walpurga[15]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: April 30[16], May 1[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Walpurgis Night[18]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24]
- Hashtag: Walpurgisnacht[25]
Why It Matters
Walpurgis Night has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]