Saturday, January 18, 2014

Germany - Bavaria - Munich - Oktoberfest


Munich
View of Oktoberfest

Sent by Birgit from Munich, Germany.

Octoberfest is the world's largest fair held annually in MunichBavariaGermany. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. To the locals, it is often simply called "Wiesn", after the colloquial name of the fairgrounds (Theresienwiese) themselves. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the original Munich event. (read further)



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