Easter in Berlin, also known as Easter Berlin,
founded in 1972, is one of the biggest
leather
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and
fetish events in
Europe
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.
It takes place in
Berlin
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every year at Easter (March or April).
History
The meeting is organized by the members of the club BLF, Berlin Leder und Fetisch e.V. (English: Berlin Leather and Fetish).
Each year thousands of Leather-, Rubber-, Sportswear-, Skin- and Uniformlovers from all over the World come together to join different kinds of fetish events in Berlin.
In the past, this event has elected their titleholder, ''German Mr Leather'' on Easter Sunday.
The centre of Easter in Berlin is at
Nollendorfplatz, a gay and queer neighborhood in the Western part of Berlin.
The autumn leather and fetish event
Folsom Europe is also held annually in the same neighborhood.
More gay festivals in Berlin include
Berlin Pride and
Kreuzberg Pride.
File:40th CSD in Berlin 074.jpg, Easter Berlin (2018)
File:Gay Couple from back hand holding on CSD 2006 Berlin - Make Love Not War.jpg, Gay couple in Berlin
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File:Gay Bear Berlin Nollendorfplatz.jpg, Gay Bear at Nollendorfplatz, Berlin
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See also
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Lesbian and Gay City Festival
The Lesbian and Gay City Festival (''Lesbisch-Schwules Stadtfest'') in Berlin is Europe's largest street festival for lesbians and gays. It has been held in the traditional gay area around Nollendorfplatz in Schöneberg since 1993.
In Berlin it ...
(Berlin)
References
External links
BLF (Berlin Leather & Fetish)
Annual events in Berlin
Culture in Berlin
Easter traditions in Germany
Fetish subculture
Leather events
LGBTQ events in Berlin
Parades in Berlin
Pride parades in Germany
Spring (season) in Germany
Tourist attractions in Berlin
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