World Goth Day
May 22 is World Goth Day. The Official World Goth Day site defines it as "a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world."[1]
World Goth Day originated in the United Kingdom in 2009. BBC Radio 6 was looking at a number of music subcultures throughout a week in May, including Goth music. Goth DJs Cruel Britannia and Martin OldGoth got an event up and running. It was decided that May 22 would be the day when this event would be held regularly.[2]
The tradition continued and spread outside the United Kingdom, with a website being initiated to coordinate and advertise events worldwide.[3]
World Goth Day celebrates the sub cultural aspects of the Goth subculture. Aspects of the culture like fashion, music and art are celebrated by fashion shows, art exhibitions and music performance. Many of the events feature local Goth bands, and some have taken on a charity aspect with events in the United Kingdom and Australia supporting favoured charities like the UK Sophie Lancaster Foundation, a charity that tries to curb prejudice and hatred against subcultures. [4]
The event has evolved to be now celebrated by goths all around the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Macedonia and South Africa.
In 2016 there were over 40 events across the world
References
- ↑ "World Goth Day Dot Com - get your goth on around the world for a day!". Worldgothday.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ↑ Ohanesian, Liz (2011-05-20). "Sunday is World Goth Day! DJ Cruel Britannia and Martin Oldgoth on "Darkly-Inclined Lifestyles" - Los Angeles Music - West Coast Sound". Blogs.laweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ↑ "World Goth Day Dot Com - get your goth on around the world for a day!". Worldgothday.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ↑ 22/05/2012 06:06 Updated: 22/05/2012 16:10 (2012-05-22). "World Goth Day 2012: Are You Ready?". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
External links
- http://www.worldgothday.com/index.html
- http://www.cruelbrit.co.uk/
- http://martinoldgoth.co.uk/
- http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/angry-birds-seasons-the-pig-days-level-3-15-walkthrough/
- http://www.gothicbeauty.com/2015/05/world-goth-day-black-celebration/
- http://thehairpin.com/2015/05/every-day-is-world-goth-day-but-especially-today
- http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/world-goth-day-going-dark-20130522
- http://lightbox.time.com/2013/05/22/darkness-visible-on-world-goth-day-photos-of-romance-and-shadow/#1
- http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/21/world-goth-day-2012_n_1533091.html World Goth Day 2012
- http://altfashion.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/world-goth-day.html Alternative Fashion Blogger - World Goth Day
- http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/05/world_goth_day.php