Valpuri

Japanese: Valpuri
Valpuri

...On May 1st, "Vappu Day," male and female university students and graduates parade through the town wearing white caps. Vappu is a contraction of the name of the Catholic saint Valpuri, who was martyred in the 780s, and is a result of the blending of her anniversary with the Germanic summer festival of the pagan era. Also, at the St. John's Festival, held on the summer solstice, a large bonfire is lit and men and women dressed in traditional costumes sing and dance around it. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Valpuri" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…5月1日の〈バップVappuの日〉には男女の大学生および卒業生が白い覆いの学生帽をかぶって街を練り歩く。バップは780年代に殉教したカトリックの聖女の名バルプリValpuriの縮約形で,彼女の記念日と異教時代のゲルマンの夏祭とが混和して発生したものである。また夏至の日に催される聖ヨハネス祭では大きなかがり火をたき,まわりで民族衣装を着た男女が歌い踊る。…

※「Valpuri」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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