Проект Вальпургиева ночь

1. The project: «The Walpurgis Night»
The student:Yulya Kuchumova
Form 10 “A”
The teacher:Ivashina Tatyana Dmitrievna
General educational establishment
“The comprehensive school № 375
with the profound studying English”

2. The theme: The Walpurgis Night.
The aim: To find out the specific
points of this holiday.

3. The tasks are:
to learn more about traditions of Walpurgis
Night
to set out connection between its pagan and
religious meanings
to identify causes of belief about witches
Sabbaths at this nights
to indicate the importance of this holiday for
our generation

4. The problem: Contradiction of its
name and content
The hypothesis: If the Walpurgis
Night disappeared during the
Inquisition, the majority of famous
authors would lose bright images and
plots for their creations, and culture of
the World would become poorer.

5. Glossary
Inquisition[ınkwı´zıSən]-инквизиция
Pagan[´peıgen]-языческий
Solstice[´solstıs]-солнцестояние
Walpurgis[wol´pə:gıs]-Вальпургиева(ночь)
Devonshire[devəun´Saıə]-Девоншир
Faust[´fəust]-Фауст
Goethe[´gə:Θe]-Гётте
Beltane[´belteın]-Белтейн(Вальпургиева Ночь у
Кельтов)
Sambain[´səmbeın]-Сембейн(Хеллоуин у Кельтов)
Sabbath[´sǽbeΘ]-шабаш

6. “Life without holidays is a long
way without the inn.”
Demokritus.

7. The Walpurgis Night
is one of the most important
paganish festivals devoted
to fertility

8. The history of ancient
Celts’s folk

9. Eight pieces of the year:
Summer and winter
solstice
Groundhog Day
(Imbolc)
Walpugis Night
(Beltane)
Helloween
(Sambain)
and others

10. Both holidays opened gate to another world,a
country of the elves

11. Dancing around the May pole
decorated with flowers and
ribbons

12. Forcing the cattle to go
between bonfires

13. Dancing around and jumping
through the fire

14. St.Maria
Theresa Walpurgia
Was born in Devonshire about
710
Spent 26 years in Unborn
monastery
Is called the first English and
German writer

15. She became holy after
mystical storm

16. The sea calm down immediately

17. The St. Walpurgia’s monastery was
restored by bishop Ayshadata after
100 years

18. The first conclusion:
The 1st of May is St.Walpurgia’s day. In this way people
united this catholic name with pagan Beltane.

19. Sabbath at the Bald Hill

20. This belief appeared as a result of
people’s gossips

21. Walpurgis Night in cultural creations of
the universe

22. The Walpurgis Night
captured in the Fifth
part of
“Fantastique
Symphony” by
Hector Berlioz which is
called “Dream in the
Night of the Sabbath”.

23. Symphonic Fantasy by Modest
Mussorgsky's "Ivanov Night on Bald
Hill."

24. The second conclusion: The Walpurgis Night is an important
element of the World culture.

25. People’s opinion
What do you associate the Walpurgis Night with?
don't know
anything about
the Walpurgis
Night; 37%
with witches and
dark forces;
32%
with bonfires;
20%
with flowering
fern; 11%
with witches and dark
forces
with bonfires
with flowering fern
don't know anything about
the Walpurgis Night

26. Does the Walpurgis Night contain more religious or
pagan motives?
pagan; 54%
religious; 46%
pagan
religious

27. In what areas is the Walpurgis Night celebrated?
Europe; 51%
Australia and
New Zealand;
20%
USA; 29%
Europe
USA
Australia and New
Zealand

28. Since what time has the Walpurgis Night been
celebrated?
since ancient
no answer; 43% Celts; 28%
since the Saint
Inquisition; 29%
since ancient Celts
since the Saint Inquisition
no answer

29. Have you ever taken part in such celebration?
have taken part
in the Walpurgis
Night; 3%
have taken part
in the same
holiday,the
Ivanov Day; 56%
not,yet; 41%
not,yet
have taken part in the
same holiday,the Ivanov
Day
have taken part in the
Walpurgis Night

30. What are the defferences between these two holidays?
no answer; 19%
they are
celebrated in
different periods
of time ; 21%
divination is held
on the Ivanov
Day with the
help of wreaths ;
24%
mass bathing on
the Ivanov Day;
36%
they are celebrated in
different periods of time
divination is held on the
Ivanov Day with the help of
wreaths
mass bathing on the
Ivanov Day
no answer

31. Nowadays Walpurgis Night has become a big entertaimant
amoung people of all ages

32. Conclusion:
The Walpurgis Night is a great chance for people to
spend joyful time together, to preserve the ancient
traditions and transmit them to posterity by works of
great authors.

33. The list of literature:
Wikipedia
Faust by J.W. von Goethe
The encyclopedia: “The hystory of Great Britain”
http://paranormal.about.com/
“Master and Margarita” by M.Bulgakov
http://kulturoznanie.ru/interesno/
The encyclopedia:”Nations of the Ancient World”