HAPPY HEXENNACHT ( WITCHES' NIGHT)
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Hexennacht, celebrated on April 30th, is a solemn occasion that pays homage to those who fell victim to superstition and pseudoscience, whether by witch hunt, Satanic Panic, or other injustice.
In Germany, Hexennacht ('Witches' Night'), the night from 30 April to 1 May, is the night when witches are reputed to hold a large celebration on the Brocken and await the arrival of spring and is held on the same night as Saint Walpurgis Night (Sankt Walpurgisnacht).
Walpurgisnacht Night (in German folklore) the night of 30 April (May Day's eve), when witches meet on the Brocken mountain and hold revels with the Devil...
Brocken is the highest of the Harz Mountains of north central Germany. It is noted for the phenomenon of the Brocken spectre and for witches' revels which reputedly took place there on Walpurgis night.