People I didn't know gave me water when I was thirsty. People gave me candy and hugs. For one night, I was one with the universe, I was one with my neighbor, and I was one with the music" (Anon).
" but what struck me more than the immense sensory bliss was the amazing group of people who shared this experience with me-six thousand young, beautiful, high humans having one HELL of a good time together. NO fights. No one crying in the corner. No one sick in the stairway. Everybody smiling. People would walk by and actually touch each other. Some people were naked. Some were dressed like aliens. Six thousand brothers and sisters of all races, classes, and sexual orientations. Living equality. Beautiful" (Anon).
Raves are where people can bond together. People who are complete strangers will hug and act like they are best friends and become one with everyone. As you can see, raves are not all about the drugs and that there is something more to them, a more deeper meaning.
Now that we know what a rave is, where were the roots of this nocturnal life style. From this we can see how it has spread to across the world, turning kids into "children of the night." The first trace of Rave Culture goes ad far back as Native American's. They had religious ceremonies where music was the key; to take over the body in a spiritual dance. Another trace was back in the sixties Be-Ins, Love-Ins, and Acid Tests. Rave Culture has pulled energy from many different directions. The first movement of rave's occurred in England as well as in Manchester, England and Ibiza, Spain in 1987 (Generation Ecstasy 58). During this time, rave music represented the homosexual end of music (in other words music for gays). The first all nightclub that wasn't gay related was called Shoom. People started coming to the club and found out its addicting vibe, incorporating House music and ecstasy (Generation Ecstasy 60).