The OTHER Halloween: Walpurgis Night

[Unknown Primate]

Walpurgis Night is next week, Friday, April 30, the very night we're staying in our new house for the first time!  My daughter & I have celebrated this other Halloween, for the last several years.  You know, casting spells, human sacrifices, druid chanting, etc.  Just kidding - but we do watch a marathon of some good ol' Monster Movies!!  She moved out last year, but she's coming to spend the night!
Anyway, thought this would be of interest.

http://paranormal.about.com/od/paranormalgeneralinfo/a/aa042505.htm

[BaronLatos35]

Thanks UP!

I've heard about this night in many movies (Naschy's comes to mind). I like the idea of it being midway until Halloween night. I will join you in a monster movie marathon and add the day to my yearly calendar.

An extra day of Halloween midway through the year? Coolness...

BTW, enjoy the new home!

[LundyAfterMidnight]

The firstime I heard it in a movie was in Dracula (1931) in the coach, by one of the passengers.

[charp13]

Count me in, too!  I have a Chernabog statue in my fireplace so I am reminded of Walpurgis Night, Disney style, every day

[Opera Ghost]

Walpurgis Night is next week, Friday, April 30, the very night we're staying in our new house for the first time!  My daughter & I have celebrated this other Halloween, for the last several years.  You know, casting spells, human sacrifices, druid chanting, etc.  Just kidding - but we do watch a marathon of some good ol' Monster Movies!!  She moved out last year, but she's coming to spend the night!
Anyway, thought this would be of interest.

http://paranormal.about.com/od/paranormalgeneralinfo/a/aa042505.htm

Uknown thanks SO very much for sharing this. How cool is that? I've already pushed the stream around onto linked in, some friends, and co-haunters!


OG

[charp13]

Thanks for the link UP!  I guess I didn't know as much as I thought I did about Walpurgis Nacht. I got most of my info from watching Fantasia, so that would explain it   And congrats again on the new house!

[Unknown Primate]

Here's to all the ghoulies & ghosties on Walpurgis Night!

We'll all be together in monsterous spirit... and thanks to you all, for the warm wishes regarding our move into a new abode!

[Opera Ghost]

Count me in, too!  I have a Chernabog statue in my fireplace so I am reminded of Walpurgis Night, Disney style, every day

You really need to post a photo of this Charp13


OG

[charp13]

ok    I just put my first photo in photobucket, so I'll try to get it on here.............

[charp13]

http://s779.photobucket.com/albums/yy74/charp13/

[Opera Ghost]

http://s779.photobucket.com/albums/yy74/charp13/

Nice collection.

Where did you get the Chernagob Statue?

OG

[typhooforme]

I've always called Walpurgis "May Eve"--and surely there could be no more appropriate movie to watch at that time than THE WICKER MAN, which is about one isolated community's May Eve/May Day--uh--celebrations!  If someone reading this has not seen the movie, I'll say no more, so's not to present any spoilers.  There are two versions--the best one stars the late Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee (1973), and the remake (gak!) made in 2006 stars Nicholas Cage.  He's not terrible, but the movie is a pale dish of oats compared to the '73 version.

[charp13]

Oh Sorry it took so long OG, I just got to Valdosta, Ga. with no internet signal for awhile. I got the Chernabog from Disney online within the last couple years, it's supposed to be an outdoor garden statue, but it fit right in with my living room

[Unknown Primate]

Good call, Robert!  THE WICKER MAN is perfect for the occasion!

The '73 one, of course!

[BlackLagoon]

Cool discussion--if I'm not mistaken  Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" was originally titled "Walpurgis Nacht"--

and yeah, original Wicker Man rocks! (so does the Iron Maiden song!)