For "normal" society, the cemetery is perhaps an unusual place for leisure activities. For the Goth, the cemetery is the place to find peace, precisely because the "places of the dead" are not among the most popular destinations in our culture. Goths find their interests satisfied in the cemetery in several ways. On the one hand, many cemeteries are true oases of peace and sometimes the most beautiful parks within big cities, and on the other hand, they find the right atmosphere here to let their thoughts and feelings circle. The focus is not on death, but rather on transience. Goths love the morbid charm of old gravesites and the many stories the gravestones have to tell. Logically, historical cemeteries are the favourites here.
When the first goths discovered the cemeteries for themselves, rumours quickly spread that the young people were dancing on the graves in the cemetery at night, holding black masses or conspiring to do dark things. At that time, goths were also quickly found who were willing to portray this stereotype for the tabloid media in order to fuel scepticism about the black scene.
In reality, goths use the cemetery mainly during the day and as a source of motifs for their passion for photography, because cemeteries, gravestones and gravesites are among the most popular images people surround themselves with in the scene.