👩🦰 Witches👩🦳 Free Night 🌜 Love Jumps 💘 and „Maistrich“ 😂 ❓
What you need for more visibility 👍 👩🦰 Summary👩🦳 Walpurgis Night or Saint Walpurgis Night is a traditional pre-Christian Northern and Central European festival, sometimes with a fire custom, held on April 30th. The name of the festival is derived from Saint Walburga, whose feast day was celebrated until the Middle Ages on May 1st, the day of her canonization. The purpose of the custom was to drive away winter. 🎯 Origin 🎯 The name Walpurgis Night is derived from Saint Walburga, an abbess from England who worked in southern Germany (c. 710 to 779). The nine days before were called Walpurgis Days, and the ringing of bells to ward off alleged witchcraft is also locally described as Walpern (source Wikipedia). ✅ Permitted Pranks ✅ + Dressing up as a devil, witch, or other spooky characters + Hiding objects + "Stealing" the neighboring community's maypole, returning it in exchange for a barbecue or free beer + "Taking" a wheelbarrow, grill, or trash can from a messy neighbor with the garden gate open and leaving it at the maypole for collection the next day ❌ What's Not Included ❌ -- Wrapping cars with toilet paper -- Spraying windows, doors, and vehicles with shaving cream, smearing them with mustard, ketchup, and flour -- Throwing raw eggs at house walls or cars -- Uprooting plants on other people's property -- Setting off firecrackers in mailboxes or trash cans -- Pranks that injure or cause harm -- Other property damage (PS: There are already court rulings on this) 💘 Lover's Leaps 💘 In many regions, it's customary for lovers to jump over the almost extinguished May bonfire together to swear eternal love to each other. ❓ QUESTION for you❓ Do you know the "Maistrich"? ...or perhaps completely different customs?