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A Sleepy May Day Adventure

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

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The Night of Saint Volperga

Nora was impressed by this story. But what did you do to become a saint? Volperga nodded, as if she expected this question. A lot of people believe that I have healing powers. What does this have to do with Mayday? She shrugged. The date of my canonization as a saint happened to be May the first. People were already lighting bonfires the night before May 1st, as a symbolic protection from witchcraft. Somehow, my identity became linked to the fires, and now there is a traditional belief that I can also ward off witchcraft. Now, Saint Volperga's night is celebrated in many countries on the evening of April the 30th,. Although the

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