Walpurgis Event 2007 Geocoin CF30's Racing Walpurgis GeoCoin

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Owner:
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Released:
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Origin:
Missouri, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Sagebrush Park

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Current Goal

This coin has been entered into the SLAGA Spring Picnic Travel Bug Race. It's goal is to log the most miles before the race end date (12/01/08). Please help it on it's way. And if you should just happen to be traveling out of the country, please take this coin with you, log it into a cache (or several caches) in the country (or countries) you visit, then bring it back to the USA for some MEGA miles!

About This Item

Walpurgis coin w/tag

This is a two part Walpurgis Event 2007 GeoCoin. There are two coins with identical tracking numbers. One coin will remain in my collection; the other coin will travel the world.

Historically Walpurgisnacht is derived from various Pagan spring customs. In the Norse tradition, Walpurgisnacht is considered the "Enclosure of the Fallen". It commemorates the time when Odin died to retrieve the knowledge of the runes, and the night is said to be a time of weakness in the boundary between the living and the dead. Bonfires were built to keep away the dead and chaotic spirits that were said to walk among the living then. This is followed by the return of light and the sun as celebrated during May Day.

Saint Walpurga herself was a niece of Saint Boniface and, according to legend, a daughter of the Saxon prince St. Richard. Together with her brothers she travelled to Franconia, Germany, where she became a nun and lived in the convent of Heidenheim, which was founded by her brother Willibald. Walpurga died of an illness shortly after moving the mortal remains of her brother, Saint Winibald on 25 February 779. She is therefore listed in the Roman Martyrology under 25 February. Her relics were transferred on 1 May such that she might be buried beside Willibald, and that day carries her name in, for example, the Finnish and Swedish calendars.

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Tracking History (5481.8mi) View Map

Dropped Off 2/7/2009 n0wae placed it in Sagebrush Park Colorado - 678.72 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 1/18/2009 n0wae grabbed it   Visit Log

Looks like the Flying Mallards have a broken wing! I'll see if I can get this coin moving again.
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/20/2008 Flying Mallards retrieved it from Back To School Missouri   Visit Log

Bringing to Colorado

Dropped Off 7/16/2008 TheGilby4 placed it in Back To School Missouri - 568.69 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/3/2008 TheGilby4 retrieved it from Afton State Park History Challenge Minnesota   Visit Log

Grabbed this one at one of the Minnesota State Park Challenges. Will move it along soon, and hopefully with some mileage.
Dropped Off 7/3/2008 cstjohn placed it in Afton State Park History Challenge Minnesota - 37.37 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/3/2008 cstjohn retrieved it from Interstate State Park History Challenge Minnesota   Visit Log

Pick up from one of the metro State Park caches. Will move along.
Dropped Off 7/2/2008 minnesotafox placed it in Interstate State Park History Challenge Minnesota - 177.31 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/30/2008 minnesotafox retrieved it from TALKING TREES Minnesota   Visit Log

We found it the woods, "Talking Trees" was a very appropriate place for this coin. We will try to find it another, thanks.
Discovered It 6/21/2008 DSHunter discovered it   Visit Log

the witch is watching over the forest, thanks for sharing her.
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