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• Tournaments and jousting! Way to go, Franconians! 8th century. Parades since 13th century.

• Celebrating the “strength and fertility of the earth” and the coming of Spring. Pre Christian celebrations of the Celtic tribes and Romans

• Walpurgisnacht came from such traditions…

WalpurgisnachtSt. Walburga

Born in 710 in Devonshire to Saxon King St. Richard and St. Wuna. Sister to St. Winebald (Abbot of Heidenheim) and St. Willibald (Bishop of Eichstätt). Niece to St Boniface (Archbishop of Mainz).

Became a nun at Wimborne Monastery in Dorset, where she had been educated for 26 years

748- 750: A German invasion.

St. Walburga: came from England in the 8th century to spread Christianity.

St. Walburgapt 2…

Eventually became Abbess at Heidenheim, and also of her brother’s monastery after his death. Appointed by Willibald. May 1st: Saint day. Canonized after her death in 779. Her feast day is February 25th.

Buried at Heidenheim, but her body was moved around 870 to Eichstätt , next to St. Winibald.

Walpurgisnachtpt 3…“the night of the witches”

Walpurgisnacht pt. 4… present day

May Day! May 1st: a day of maypoles,

parades, dancing, and a May king and queen. “Customs vary from region to region, sometimes even village to village.”

May Day!Pt. 2…Maibaum

• Birchwood, but spruce as well if a taller pole is needed.

• Decorations: Gold crests, wreaths and ribbons.• Responsibility goes to local associations. There’s dancin’ and singin’ and weavin’….

• GUARD THEM WITH YOUR LIFE!!!!!• “In honor of an unmarried girl living there.” Ahhh, young love…

May Day!Pt 3…an auction? • Rhine (area of):

Tradition since 1500. Girls’ names are

announced for bachelors to bet

May King and Queen: The bachelor who bets the most and his girl. They are presented at Pentecost or at a parade on May 1st

• Bavaria: The Maypole scramble

separates the men from the boys…the King picks his Queen.

• http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=209• http://www.walburga.org/arch_walburga-new.html• http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-walburga/• http://romanmiscellany.blogspot.com/2007/02/st-walburga.html• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15526b.htm• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/01/may-day-2011-labor-

day_n_856004.html#s272126&title=South_Korea_May• http://www.harzinfo.de/pages/walpurgis-gb.html• http://www.globalroadwarrior.com.helin.uri.edu• http://german.about.com/od/holidaysfolkcustoms/a/mai.htmGerman• http://germany.info