April 30th, the Eve of Beltane is known in Germany, and the Scandinavian countries as Walpurgis Night (aka Walpurgisnacht, and in Finland, Vappu) Saint Walpurga was born around 710 AD, probably in the English Kingdom of Wessex. She became a member of the community at the Wimborne Abbey, Dorset, and was later summoned by … read more