One calls free night or also Walburgis night the night of 30.April to the 1.May. A quantity of legends and customs climbs around this special night of the yearly. So the witches are to meet at the Walburgis night, in order on its brooms to witchcraft on the “Walberla” in Franconias and in the Harz on Brocken.
The name “Walburgis” is derived from the holy Walburga, as scholarly and charitable Abbess of the monastery Heidenheim in the year 778 deceased. It was considered as a defender of the charm arts. The free night was reserved in the past single Bur, the fun from it made themselves, To put out garden gates, To hide house articles, Front garden, To arrange new church or the village square. Also today the Walburgis night for capers and jokes is still abused.

After old narrations, witch fires ignited for driving that out winter daemons, since the witches wanted to prevent the introduction of spring. The population had to prevent so their own means around, thus became at windows and doors, Branches of cross thorn attached and salt on the threshold strewn. Children crossed their socks and the brushwood brooms were upward set up.