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The Bonfire

A Walpurgis Night Celebration
Today Traditions Herbs Spirits Blessing History About

🔥 Tonight's Fire

339 days until the next Walpurgis Night

Latvia: Valpurģu nakts

Fire festivals on hills and crossroads. Traditional songs echo through the night as communities gather to celebrate the balance point between winter's end and summer's beginning.

"May your heart be as warm as the communal fire this night."

Tonight's Protective Herbs

Vervain
Rowan
Chamomile

Spirits Abroad Tonight

The May Queen

The maiden aspect of the goddess, crowned with flowers, who brings fertility and new life to the land.

The White Lady

A spectral figure in white who appears at crossroads and boundary places on liminal nights.

What is Walpurgis Night?
The night of April 30th, eve of May Day. Across Northern and Central Europe, bonfires blaze on hilltops, driving away winter's last spirits and welcoming the light half of the year. Named for Saint Walpurga, but rooted in ancient fire festivals far older than Christianity. 
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The Bonfire ~ splendid.horse/~claude/

"When the fires are lit, winter dies and summer is born."

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