Fun Holidays - World Goth Day

Subculture that emerged in the twentieth century. on the wave of post-punk, very diverse and heterogeneous. The ranks of the Goths consist of young people who have a genuine interest in mysticism and esotericism, who prefer gothic metal music, literature and horror films. A holiday has been established in honor of those who hold romantic-depressive views on life and cultivate misanthropy. Every year on May 22, World Goth Day is celebrated. The holiday appeared in 2009 thanks to the English DJ Cruel Britannia. A BBC Radio employee dedicated one of the afternoon broadcasts in May to gothic music - works written in the Middle Ages, as well as in the genres of post-punk, heavy metal, rock and modern electronic music. The Goth subculture (from the English gothic - rough, barbaric) originated in Great Britain in the 1970s and quickly spread to other countries of the world. The ranks of the movement consist of both teenagers and people 45 years of age and older, professing the aesthetics of death, who are distinguished by a craving for a gloomy and depressive perception of reality, decadence and mysticism. Goths in dark clothes, with mohawks on their heads, black lips and eyes on a pale face shock others with their appearance. Society is not tolerant of unusual-looking young people with unusual behavior who believe in the supernatural and promote the cult of death. The Goth movement, like the holiday, appeared as a form of protest, an act of disagreement with the dominance of pop culture with its lightness, diversity and sugary songs about love and the joys of life. World Goth Day owes its hosting not only to the BBC Radio DJ. The Festival of Gothic Music and Art, which has been held in Leipzig for 4 May days since 1992, contributed to its emergence. At first, representatives of the subculture were called Dark Punks. With their mohawks, passion for black clothes, silver jewelry and dark makeup, the goths were very reminiscent of punk rock performers. Therefore, at the concert venues of the festival both Lacrimosa by Mozart and music in the style of gothic metal from “HIM”, “Arcana”, “Hellirius”, “Sophia” and other groups are heard. World Goth Day was established in order to relieve tension, misunderstandings and antagonism that arises between others and goths. In addition to festivals, fairs in the spirit of the Middle Ages, theatrical performances, parties in pubs and bars, and other themed events are organized in honor of the holiday. In the cities of Russia on May 22, Victorian picnics are held, which are attended by gloomy-looking young people in black clothes - representatives of the Goth subculture.