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21 de out. de 2021 · The witches' sabbath from the one-act Ballet “Night on the Bald Mountain.”Music by: M. MusorgskyLibretto and choreography by: I. Moiseyev.
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A Witches' Sabbath is a purported gathering of those believed to practice witchcraft and other rituals. The phrase became especially popular in the 20 th century. Origin of the phrase. The most infamous and influential work of witch-hunting lore, Malleus Maleficarum (1486) does not contain the word sabbath (sabbatum).
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).
20 de set. de 2019 · A masked Witches' Sabbath wtih Aurora Orchestra in its Orchestral Theatre production of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique at the BBC Proms (12 September 2019, Royal Albert Hall).
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Witches’ sabbath, nocturnal gathering of witches, a colourful and intriguing part of the lore surrounding them in Christian European tradition. The concept dates from the mid-14th century when it first appeared in Inquisition records, although revels and feasts mentioned by such classical authors.
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26 de abr. de 2024 · Walpurgisnacht is even sometimes referred to as the Hexenbrunnen (the burning of the witches) due to its bloody past. This mass hysteria coalesced around the belief that Mount Brocken - the highest peak of the Harz Mountains - was the scene of Witches’ Sabbaths.
29 de abr. de 2018 · Nowadays, Walpurgisnacht is considered by some as the European Halloween, when people throughout Europe dress-up as witches and monsters, build a bonfire, and party in celebration of Spring. Walpurgisnacht is a public event that evokes the Sabbath of the Dark Ages and the fertility rites of Antiquity.
