APRIL 30 IS WALPURGISNACHT: When Witches Dance, Bonfires Blaze and a Dead Nun is Revered
Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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IN THIS EPISODE: “Walpurgis Night was when, according to the belief of millions of people, the devil was abroad—when the graves were opened and the dead came forth and walked. When all evil things of earth and air and water held revel.” – Bram Stoker, from “Dracula’s Guest”. Walpurgis Night is something most English-speaking listeners won’t know about – but it’s being celebrated at this precise moment. While others are currently celebrating “Halfway to Halloween” or “Half-o-ween” for short… in Germany, they’re celebrating a second Halloween which they call Walpurgisnacht – or “Walpurgis Night.” Plus, later in the show I’ll share a story that was intended specifically to be read on Walpurgis Night – it’s called “The Black Bargain” from PJ Hodge!
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:37.995 = Happy Walpurgisnacht, Everyone
00:34:34.458 = The Black Bargain (a Fictional Story To Be Told on Walpurgis Night)
00:48:10.168 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Happy Walpurgisnacht, Everyone!” by Todd at GothicHorrorStories.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/a8svp23c
“The Black Bargain” by PJ Hodge, posted at FreakyFolkTales.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/j49bd4
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Originally aired: April 30, 2021
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TAGS: Walpurgis Night, Walpurgisnacht, Hexennacht, Halfway to Halloween, pagan holidays, witchcraft history, Beltane, spring festivals, Saint Walburga, Brocken Mountain, German folklore, witches Sabbath, European paganism, Celtic traditions, May Day, Beltane vs Walpurgis, Valborg Sweden, Vappu Finland, Volbriöö Estonia, burning of the witches, Walpurgis bonfires, supernatural festivals, ancient rituals, spooky folklore, Weird Darkness, pagan saints, fertility festivals, Gothic folklore, Blocksberg witches, eerie European traditions, Walpurgis legends
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| 0:00.0 | They've been here for thousands of years, making their presence known in the shadows. |
| 0:06.0 | They might be seen by a lonely motorist on a deserted road late at night, or by a frightened |
| 0:12.0 | and confused husband in the bedroom he's sharing with his wife. |
| 0:16.0 | Perhaps the most disconcerting part of this phenomenon boils down to this question. |
| 0:21.9 | Has the government been aware of their presence all along and is covertly working with |
| 0:27.3 | them towards some secret end? |
| 0:30.7 | In the audiobook, Rungs of Disclosure, what once was fringe is now reality. |
| 0:36.7 | While listening, you'll meet regular people just like you who have encountered something beyond |
| 0:41.5 | their ability to explain. |
| 0:43.7 | You'll also hear from people of great faith and deep religious belief who continue to |
| 0:48.4 | have these strange and deeply unsettling encounters. |
| 0:52.8 | Author L.A. Marzuli explores these ongoing incidents to discover the answers |
| 0:56.9 | to these questions. Who are they? What do they want? And why are they here? Can you handle the |
| 1:06.9 | truth? Listen to this audiobook, if you dare. Rungs of Disclosure, following the |
| 1:13.3 | Trail of Extraterrestrials and the End Times by L.A. Marzuli, narrated by Darren Marler. Here |
| 1:20.4 | a free sample on the audiobooks page at weirddarkness.com. Welcome, Weirdoes. |
| 1:33.3 | I'm Darren Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. |
| 1:37.3 | Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained. |
| 1:51.2 | Coming up in this episode, Walpurgus Night was when, according to the belief of millions |
| 1:56.8 | of people, the devil was abroad, when the graves were opened and the dead came |
| 2:01.8 | forth and walked, when all evil things of earth and air and water held revel. |
| 2:08.6 | Bram Stoker from Dracula's guest. |
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