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Oktoberfest - Germany's most famous folk festival

Baku, October 3, AZERTAC

Oktoberfest is an annual festival in Munich, Germany, held over a two-week period and ending on the first Sunday in October.
This year, the folk festival was back, following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
The two-week long party began on 17 September and run until 3 October.
Every year the event attracts millions of visitors from across the globe, where attendees drink bicep-challenging steins of beer, eat plate-sized pretzels and dress in traditional Bavarian clothing.
At Oktoberfest 2019, beer consumption reached an epic 7.3 million litres!
The festival originated on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
The festival concluded five days later with a horse race held in an open area that came to be called Theresienwiese (“Therese’s green”). The following year the race was combined with a state agricultural fair, and in 1818 booths serving food and drink were introduced.
By the late 20th century the booths had developed into large beer halls made of plywood, with interior balconies and bandstands. Each of the Munich brewers erects one of the temporary structures, with seating capacities of some 6,000.
The mayor of Munich taps the first keg to open the festival. Total beer consumption during Oktoberfest is upwards of 75,800 hectolitres (about 2 million gallons).
The breweries are also represented in parades that feature beer wagons and floats along with people in folk costumes.
Other entertainment includes games, amusement rides, music, and dancing. Oktoberfest draws more than six million people each year, many of them tourists.

Culture 2022-10-03 10:43:00