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How Salt Lakers can cut loose and observe Walpurgisnacht like seasoned pagans.
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Rites of Spring Throughout history, the moral majority often associated Walpurgisnacht as an unsavory gathering of witches who danced with Satan and worked their dark magic on the innocent. While the celebration—observed on the evening of April 30 to usher in the Celtic holiday of Beltane on May 1—is rooted in paganism, Walpurgisnacht is really a celebration of community.
Galena Ced, head of a local coven known as the Blue Rose Hearth, spoke about the origins of Walpurgisnacht and how curious parties can observe this traditional holiday.
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