April festivals: Sweden’s ‘Witches’ Night’

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By Karen Hart

Find out about a Swedish springtime festival and ask your children to make a decorative dream catcher.

Witches' night

Image by Andreas Fink, from Wikimedia Commons

The ancient spring festival of Walpurgisnacht (Witches’ Night), acts as both a celebration of springtime and a deterrent to any evil spirits that may be lurking in the shadows.

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