Walpurgis Night

Germanic festival celebrating the start of summer
Event christian_holy_day Q200982
Walpurgis Night
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Walpurgis Night

Summary

Walpurgis Night is a Christian holy day[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of christian_holy_day entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,431 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walpurgis Night is in the country of Netherlands[3].
  • Walpurgis Night is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Walpurgis Night is in the country of Czech Republic[5].
  • Walpurgis Night is in the country of Slovenia[6].
  • Walpurgis Night is in the country of Sweden[7].
  • Walpurgis Night is in the country of Lithuania[8].
  • Walpurgis Night's instance of is recorded as Christian holy day[9].
  • Saint Walpurga is named after Walpurgis Night[10].
  • Walpurgis Night's Commons category is recorded as Walpurgis Night[11].
  • Walpurgis Night's commemorates is recorded as Saint Walpurga[12].
  • Walpurgis Night's dedicated to is recorded as Saint Walpurga[13].
  • Walpurgis Night's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as April 30[14].
  • Walpurgis Night's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as May 1[15].
  • Walpurgis Night's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Walpurgis Night[16].
  • Walpurgis Night's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[17].
  • Walpurgis Night's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Walpurgis Night's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[19].
  • Walpurgis Night's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Walpurgis Night's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Walpurgis Night's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
  • Walpurgis Night's hashtag is recorded as Walpurgisnacht[23].

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When and Where

Country listings include Netherlands[3], a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands[24], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[25], founded in 1795[26]; Germany[4], a sovereign state[27], in Germany[28], founded in 1949[29]; Czech Republic[5], a country[30], in Czech Republic[31], founded in 1993[32]; Slovenia[6], a sovereign state[33], in Slovenia[34], founded in 1991[35], headquartered in Gregorčičeva ulica, Ljubljana[36]; Sweden[7], a sovereign state[37], founded in 0900[38]; and Lithuania[8], a sovereign state[39], in Lithuania[40], founded in 1990[41].

Context

Walpurgis Night's instance of is recorded as Christian holy day[9].

Why It Matters

Walpurgis Night ranks in the top 3% of christian_holy_day entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,431 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . duden.de. duden.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q43476096. duden.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q43476096. duden.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of Christian holy day
    Country Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic +6
    Named after Saint Walpurga
    Dedicated to Saint Walpurga
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007602121705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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