Walpurgisnacht is also known as Hexennacht and Witches’ Night, and is commonly referred to as the night where the witches dance at bonfires at hilltops and flies on their brooms to Blocksberg in Northern Germany to meet and hold revels with their gods. Or at least that is what Christianity has told us for many years, transforming the night into one of their tools in controlling the flock.
Walpurgisnacht has origins in Northern Tradition, and is an important night for the vitki. In reality, Walpurgis Night begins on April 22nd and concludes on April 30th at the stroke of midnight. The nine days from April 22nd till April 30th symbolize the nine days of Odin hanging on the tree to learn the secrets of the Runes. On the ninth day, Walpurgisnacht, he falls, grasps the Runes and Remanifest. The first stroke at midnight is the second where he grasps the Runes. In that very second Cosmos collapses and only Chaos reigns. The Gate to Hel is open and the dead can roam Midgard on this night. At the next stroke he Remanifest and Cosmos returns in an altered state. The people of Scandinavia celebrated the Remanifestation of Odin by bonfires on hilltops and Walpurgisnacht was a night of celebration. The next day, May 1st, is the Day of Light. Mayday is a day of celebration for the new Being of Odin.
