The spooky night of April 30

The spooky night of April 30 Source: Zuzana Kovacicova
The eve of May 1 was well known for it’s tradition of erecting the “maypoles”. However, the night itself from April 30 to May 1 was also a bit spooky. Ethnologist Katarína Nádaská says that people used to light fires to drive the witches out of town.
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