Description

It's April 30th; the fire is high, the spirits are buzzing, and the veil is thinned. Corinne and Violet dive into the long history of Witches Night and ways to celebrate the changing of the seasons with communal bonfires and spellcasting.

Instagram & TikTok: @practicalwitches

Email: practicalwitches@gmail.com

Music: Candy Cyanide by Apache Tomcat

Artwork by Josh Moon mooncakedraws@gmail.com

Our Cauldron of Cited Sources:

• 10 Bewitching Facts About Beltane, the Ancient Gaelic Fire Festival
• 10 Ways to Celebrate Witches' Night This Weekend
• A Witch's Guide to the New Year: Practical Magic 2020
• Čarodějnice
• German traditions similar to Halloween
• Of Witches, Walburga, and Welcoming Spring: The Fearlessness of Tradition
• Pagan Holidays: Walpurgis Night and how a British lady went from Catholic saint, to Germanic goddess, to witch and gave us a second Halloween
• Saint Walburga
• The ancient rituals of the Beltane festival in Scotland
• The favors of St. Walburga
• Untethered Women
• Walpurgis Night
• Walpurgisnacht – Night of the Witches, Named after a Saint
• Walpurgisnacht: The German Night of the Witches explained
• Witches and Walpurgis Night