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Going gothic in Germany: World's largest ‘dark’ culture festival

  • <p>A participant of the Wave and Goth festival poses in Leipzig city center, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    A participant poses in Leipzig city center

    A participant of the Wave and Goth festival poses in Leipzig city center, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

  • <p>Dressed up people attend a so-called “Victorian Picnic” during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) festival in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on June 2, 2017. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images) </p>
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    People attend the Victorian picnic

    Dressed up people attend a so-called “Victorian Picnic” during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) festival in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on June 2, 2017. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images)

  • <p>Visitors in outfits inspired by 17th-century European royal courts attend the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
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    Visitors attend the Victorian picnic

    Visitors in outfits inspired by 17th-century European royal courts attend the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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  • <p>A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” performs in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    A participant performs

    A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” performs in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>Revellers attend the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Revellers attend the picnic

    Revellers attend the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

  • <p>A reveller attends the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    A reveller attends the picnic

    A reveller attends the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

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  • <p>Participants of the so called “Victorian Picnic” walk in fancy costumes during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    Participants walk in costume

    Participants of the so called “Victorian Picnic” walk in fancy costumes during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>A couple dressed in Victorian-inspired outfits and wheeling a baby pram attend the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
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    A couple dress in Victorian-inspired outfits

    A couple dressed in Victorian-inspired outfits and wheeling a baby pram attend the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

  • <p>Participants of the Wave and Goth festival walk through a street in Leipzig city center, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Participants walk through Leipzig city center

    Participants of the Wave and Goth festival walk through a street in Leipzig city center, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

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  • <p>A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” smiles in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    A fanged participant smiles

    A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” smiles in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>A young visitor, who said her outfit was inspired from a dream, attends the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
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    A participate poses

    A young visitor, who said her outfit was inspired from a dream, attends the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

  • <p>Revellers attend the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Revellers attend the picnic

    Revellers attend the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

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  • <p>A participant in a fancy costume attends the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    Close-up of a participant

    A participant in a fancy costume attends the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Revellers fans themselves

    Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

  • <p>Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Revellers wear fanciful hairstyles

    Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

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  • <p>Participants in fancy costumes attend the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    A participant sticks out her tongue

    Participants in fancy costumes attend the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>A dressed-up person attends a so-called “Victorian Picnic” during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) festival in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on June 2, 2017. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images) </p>
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    A masked participant attends the picnic

    A dressed-up person attends a so-called “Victorian Picnic” during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) festival in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on June 2, 2017. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images)

  • <p>A skull decorates a funeral carriage during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    A skull decorates a funeral carriage

    A skull decorates a funeral carriage during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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  • <p>Participants in fancy costumes perform during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    Participants perform at the festival

    Participants in fancy costumes perform during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>A participant in a fancy costume performs during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    A participant performs a the festival

    A participant in a fancy costume performs during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    A reveller attends the picnic

    A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

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  • <p>Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Revellers dine at the picnic

    Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

  • <p>Participants of the so called “Victorian Picnic” relax in fancy costumes during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    Victorian-dressed participants attend the picnic

    Participants of the so called “Victorian Picnic” relax in fancy costumes during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • <p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    A reveller aims his weapon

    A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

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  • <p>A young woman who said her creation of her outfit, inspired by nature, just “grew and grew and grew”, attends the Victorian Picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
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    A young woman wears a costume inspired by nature

    A young woman who said her creation of her outfit, inspired by nature, just “grew and grew and grew”, attends the Victorian Picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

  • <p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Close-up of a reveller’s rings

    A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

  • <p>A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” walks in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
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    A masked participant walks through the picnic

    A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” walks in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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  • <p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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    Close-up of a reveller’s gruesome head

    A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

<p>A participant of the Wave and Goth festival poses in Leipzig city center, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>Dressed up people attend a so-called “Victorian Picnic” during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) festival in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on June 2, 2017. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Visitors in outfits inspired by 17th-century European royal courts attend the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” performs in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>Revellers attend the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>A reveller attends the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>Participants of the so called “Victorian Picnic” walk in fancy costumes during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>A couple dressed in Victorian-inspired outfits and wheeling a baby pram attend the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Participants of the Wave and Goth festival walk through a street in Leipzig city center, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” smiles in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>A young visitor, who said her outfit was inspired from a dream, attends the Victorian picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Revellers attend the Victorian picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>A participant in a fancy costume attends the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>Participants in fancy costumes attend the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>A dressed-up person attends a so-called “Victorian Picnic” during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) festival in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on June 2, 2017. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A skull decorates a funeral carriage during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>Participants in fancy costumes perform during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>A participant in a fancy costume performs during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>Revellers attend the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>Participants of the so called “Victorian Picnic” relax in fancy costumes during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>A young woman who said her creation of her outfit, inspired by nature, just “grew and grew and grew”, attends the Victorian Picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) Goth music festival on June 2, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
<p>A participant of the so called “Victorian Picnic” walks in a fancy costume during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) </p>
<p>A reveller attends the Victorian Picnic during the Wave and Goth festival in Leipzig, Germany, June 2, 2017. (David W Cerny/Reuters) </p>
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The annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) goth music festival, in Leipzig, Germany, is among the largest gothic festivals in the world, drawing approximately 20,000 enthusiasts from all over Europe from goth, cybergoth, steampunk, rivethead and punk influences. The four-day festival includes performances by 200 bands as well as cultural outings including cemetery strolls and cathedral sermons. (Getty Images)

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