Walpurgisnacht, or Walpurgis' Night is not the vernal equinox (the vernal equinox, also Ostara, is around March 21st, when the sun is entering the constellation Aries from earth's perspective). Walpurgis' Night is the evening of April 31st, which leads to May 1st, and is around the time of the Celtic Beltane (From an astronomer or astrologer's perspective, the sun will be around the 15th degree of Taurus from earth's perspective, or simply the middle portion of Taurus. It is also the 2nd decan of Taurus). As a key note, Beltane is related to fertility rituals (after all, it is the spring) and may also be known as May Day.

The name "Walpurgis" is referring to St. Walburga, who was an educated English abess that studied Latin (remember, educated women were rare back then), and migrated to Heidenheim, Germany, and died there around 780 CE. May 1st is also the day of the removal of her bones from Heidenheim to Eichstädt.

The witchy connotations of Walpurgis' Night may have sprung up around the late 18th century and early 19th century CE in Germany, and memorialized when Goethe published his play about the legend of Faust in 1808. It is possible that Walpurgis' Night may have been associated with witchcraft due to the pagan's religious practices around this time in accordance with May Day. Coupled with the church's demonization of pagan practices, these religious practices around this time was marked as witchcraft, hence leaving Walpurgis' Night with a witchy association.

Walpurgisnacht, as seen in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, is one of the many references in the anime to the Germanic Faustian play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Goethe's Faust.

Walpurgisnacht by ElysiumGarden April 22, 2017

Walpurgisnacht

The night of April 30th/May 1st. It is the spring equinox. It has traditionally been the a night of magic and satanic gatherings. Magic works best on this night. It is also one of the 3 satanic holidays. The other two being All Hallow's Eve (Halloween) and the individual's birthday.

On Walpurgisnacht I sent a curse to destroy my long time enemy.

Walpurgisnacht by JACK! January 26, 2006

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026