Oktoberfest - Germany

If we say "BEER", then we will imagine Germany. Germany is the 1st country that consumed beer. Not only that also the kinds of beers that produced in Germany are over 4000. Beer is almost close at common drink because of lacking of water. In 1516, Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria said that beer have to be brewed from barley, hops, and water. It is because beer is a common drink like water so he did not want to add harmful things in beer. Anyway today I want to talk about Oktoberfest.de (october+festival) which is one of the famous festival in the world.

Oktoberfest.de is also called beer festival. Beer festival period is in 3rd week of September to 1st week of October, 16days. Beer festival is held in Munich, Germany. Origin of Oktoberfest.de is in October 17th 1810, the wedding of the Bavarian King, Max Joshph and princess Therese. To celebrate them, the music festival was played during 5days. Every year they reenacted their traditional clothes and paraded. But it was not that big. After 8years, the real beer festival was held and the beer festival's meaning is thanks giving.

At first, citizens who put on make up to king, queen, noble, farmer, and acrobat parade from Wilhelm Richard Wagner to open ground in front of city hall. Then the mayor of Munich shows off the first produced 6 degrees beer and declares the starting of festival with fireworks. Band that wears tracht which is the traditional clothes sings songs and dance.


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In Theresienwise which is the open ground around 20 tents are set up and sell beer, chicken and some meat that can eat with beer. And there is only 1L size of glass.

 

Oktoverfest.de is so famous so during this period, there is no place to sleep even sit if you not register few month before. In 1999, around 6million 80hundred thousands people invited this festival. They consumed 6million liter of beer, 63hundred thousands chickens, and 79cows and over 1000 companies of Germany beer was participated. After, in 2000 it was over 700million people and the amount of visitors is increasing. The incoming is over 30thousand million marks.