"Walpurgis night" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Walpurgis nights [plural]
Etymology: Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht. Etymology templates: {{pcal|en|de|Walpurgisnacht}} Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht Head templates: {{en-noun}} Walpurgis night (plural Walpurgis nights)
  1. Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April. Related terms: Beltane Translations (feast of witchcraft in German folklore): Valborgsaften (Danish), Valpurga Nokto (Esperanto), volbriöö (Estonian), Nuit de Walpurgis [feminine] (French), Walpurgisnacht [feminine] (German), βαλπούργεια νύχτα (valpoúrgeia nýchta) [feminine] (Greek), Notte di Valpurga [feminine] (Italian), Valborgsnatten [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Valborgsnatta [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Valborgsnatta [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Noc Walpurgi [feminine] (Polish), Walpurgisnacht [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), noite de Walpurgis [feminine] (Portuguese), noite de santa Valburga [feminine] (Portuguese), Вальпургиева ночь (Valʹpurgijeva nočʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Noche de Walpurgis [feminine] (Spanish), valborgsmässoafton [common-gender] (Swedish), Вальпургієву ніч (Valʹpurhijevu nič) [feminine] (Ukrainian), el Walpurgisnacht (Volapük), jimagivanazälaneit (Volapük), zälaneit jimagivanas (Volapük)
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  2. (by extension) Any orgiastic or bacchanalian party. Tags: broadly
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