Oktoberfest in Munich

The Munich Oktoberfest

Basic Introduction

Name Interpretation

The Munich Oktoberfest (also known as the? The Munich Oktoberfest (also known as Oktoberfest). Oktoberfest) is a traditional folk festival in Munich. Because the main beverage during this festival is beer, and the consumption is amazing, the Chinese like to call their festival simply Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is also held in many other parts of the world, although the name Octoberfest has always belonged to this event in Munich.

Festival Status

Oktoberfest is one of the three most prestigious beer festivals in the world, along with the London Oktoberfest in the UK and the Denver Oktoberfest in the US. Oktoberfest gorgeous night scene held every year in late September to early October in Munich, Germany, lasts two weeks, the event a *** held 16 days to the first Sunday in October.

It takes place in a place called Theresienwiese, shortened to Wiesen (meaning pasture) in the Bavarian dialect. About six million people participate in it every year, making it the biggest event of the year in Munich.

History folded edited section From 1810 to 2014, the Munich Oktoberfest has a history of 181 years. During that time it was suspended for five years due to World War I; and for seven years due to World War II. Since 1946 the festival has grown in size, thus truly becoming a grand folk festival.

Origin

On October 12, 1810, Ludwig, Crown Prince of Bavaria, and Therese Charlotte, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saxony, met in the city of Bavaria. Charlotte Bartlett, Crown Prince of Bavaria, and Duchess Louise of Saxony. Duchess Louise

Gorgeous night view at Oktoberfest

Lord Ludwig was married in a grand ceremony. The Crown Prince's father, Joseph, decided to hold a two-day celebration for his son's wedding. As a sign of the king's grace to his subjects, meals and drinks were served free of charge to all commoners at four locations in Munich during the two-day event. The kingdom's cavalry guards also entertained with horse races and shooting competitions on a large lawn in the southwest of Munich. In honor of this festival, the participating officers and soldiers asked the king to name the lawn after his bride Therese, and from then on the lawn was called ? Therese? Lawn. [2] The festival was so impressive that it was suggested that another national event be organized in 1811. From then on it was held annually. This was the origin of Octoberfest.

Early changes

In 1813, due to Napoleon's invasion, the Octoberfest was canceled for the first time, and after the foreign trouble subsided, the Octoberfest was resumed, and the scale of the festival was enlarged, and in addition to horse races were added to the rock climbing, bowling, and swinging events.

In 1818, the first merry-go-round was set up at the festival. In addition to the carousel, other entertainment was added for the lower classes, such as raffle booths with prizes of china, silver, and jewelry, which attracted many people.

The Octoberfest became an annual tradition in 1819, when the Munich city government took over the festival, and in 1850 a 20-meter-high statue of the Bavarian god was unveiled on the Theresienwiese lawn, followed three years later by a temple to the Roman gods underneath the Bavarian statue. In the following years, Octoberfest had to be canceled several times, such as in 1854 and 1873 during the cholera, in 1866 during the Austro-Prussian War and in 1870 during the Franco-German War.

Fixed and molded folded at the end of the 19th century Munich Octoberfest gradually developed into a world-renowned folk festival. Octoberfest was also gradually extended and changed to the sunny, relatively warm weather of September, ? Octoberfest? became only the last weekend in October.

Starting in 1880, the city issued a license to sell beer at Octoberfest, and in 1881 the first brewer settled on Octoberfest, a night when more than 400 booths lit up the night sky. To increase seating and incorporate bands, brewers converted small brewpubs into large beer tents, and more and more circus and fairground operators came to cheer on the festival.

In 1910, when Oktoberfest turned 100, 1.2 million liters of beer were consumed. The largest beer tent at the time hosted more than 12,000 people at the same time.

War interruptions

Between 1914 and 1918 Oktoberfest was interrupted by the First World War, and the economy had not yet fully recovered from the war, so there was only one smaller beer festival in 1919 and 1920? The fall Oktoberfest was held in 1919 and 1920 on a smaller scale. The Oktoberfest was canceled again in 1923 and 1924 due to worldwide inflation, and was not held during the Second World War in 1939 and 1945, and only a small-scale Oktoberfest was held in 1946 and 1948 after the war. Oktoberfest was also held between 1946 and 1948. Thus, Oktoberfest has been interrupted a total of 24 times since its inception.

Restarting after the war

In 1950, the mayor of Munich, Thomas? Wimmer opened Oktoberfest with a gavel cracking open the first keg of freshly brewed beer, and this special opening has been a tradition ever since. Horse races at Oktoberfest were abolished after the war, and were only reintroduced once, in 1960, for the 150th anniversary of Oktoberfest.

One of the most tragic episodes in the history of Oktoberfest took place on September 26th, 1980, when an accident occurred at the entrance to the Oktoberfest grounds. An explosion at the entrance to the Oktoberfest grounds that day killed 13 people and injured more than 200, 68 of them seriously. The terrorist attack was the worst in German history.

Featured Events

Opening Ceremony

On the opening day of the Octoberfest, there is a grand opening ceremony and a colorful parade organized by the major breweries. The opening ceremony is hosted by the mayor of Munich in a large tent set up on a temporary basis. At 12:00 noon, in a 12-gun salute and the sound of music, the mayor with a mallet to the brass tap into a large beer barrel, and then unscrewed the faucet, the beer out of the special big beer cups. The mayor drinks the first glass and the famous Octoberfest begins.

Fashion Parade

The Fashion Parade is a great event to see. Every year on the first Sunday of Oktoberfest, people from all over Germany dress up in their national costumes, play music, and march through the center of Munich to the Theresienwiese, the site of Oktoberfest.

People dress up as ancient, well-dressed dukes and duchesses, princesses and duchesses in silk and satin, people in classical carriages and many people in floral costumes. classical carriages, and many were quite plainly dressed as peasants wearing clothes for the holidays. The participants ranged from old to young, including housewives, high school students, and even kindergarten children. The characters played are also colorful, from the shepherd boy under the Alps, the miller on the Rhine, to the nuns in the church in Cologne, the old man in Prussia, North Germany.

The audience was also very cooperative, mostly dressed up, but also in Bavarian specialties. Young handsome Munich guys in sturdy yellow, brown strappy leather pants, linen stockings, more handsome, beautiful and beautiful Munich girls in soft linen small white shirt, embroidered strappy long skirt, more flavorful.

Beer Tent

In German, it's called a "Bierzelten", and it's much bigger and more luxurious than a normal tent.

In order to attract customers from their home countries and foreign visitors to Munich, the eight major breweries in Munich set up huge beer tents on the Theresienplatz before the festival. Each tent has long wooden tables and benches. At one end of the tent there is a temporary stage where folk bands play joyful folk music. The tents usually hold 3,000 to 4,000 people. The largest has a seating capacity of 7,000.

Each beer tent generally serves only one brewery's beer, and in order to distinguish themselves, each brewery strives to build that beer tent of theirs. Each brewery strives to make its brewpub unique and cozy. Beer shed outside the new and innovative decoration, but most of the interior is a pattern, you can sit twenty people of long wooden tables and chairs set up in rows, the center of the venue is the flowers and lights dressed up a new high performance stage, the roof is decorated with a huge satin and woven garlands, some beer shed is also set up on two floors, the upper floors is the "elegant seat". In the heat of the moment, the beer shed crowded with people, the music played on the center stage resonates throughout the venue, the atmosphere is warm and soaring.

During Octoberfest, the tents are staffed by waitresses dressed in Bavarian national costume. They may look slim, but they're so strong that they can carry 10 large beer glasses in both hands.

Amusement rides

There are many family-friendly attractions at the fairgrounds, such as the Big Wheel, the carousel and other traditional entertainment for young and old alike. The organizers of the General Assembly every Munich Oktoberfest flywheel rides people year to arrange some fresh programs or rides, such as hiring foreign art groups performances, there are juggling snake, animal taming and other programs.

In addition, a variety of rides are also organized between the many meaningful exhibitions, such as modern electrical appliances exhibition, excellent wheat exhibition. Also dotted with small circuses, jugglers, magic shows, etc., countless small stores with different characteristics of the whole playground decorated lively, where visitors can buy souvenirs, Bavarian snacks, or participate in the game, you can also win a variety of cute toys.

As night falls, the Oktoberfest is transformed into a glittering city of lights. There were still a lot of tourists, a long queue of ticket buyers in front of the lively games, business was still booming in all the small stores, and there was still happy music playing in the beer sheds, and people were still having a good time.

Specialty Food and Drink

The beer brewed for Oktoberfest is called "Wiesenbier", which is darker and stronger than normal beer, and is served in one-liter mugs called "Ma", and in large tents that can hold between 3,000 and 10,000 people. Only local Munich wine merchants are allowed to serve this wine inside. The drinkers also consume a lot of food, mostly traditional home-cooked snacks such as sausages, grilled chicken, sauerkraut and grilled oxtail.

Origins

On October 12, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Therese Charlotte of the Kingdom of Saxony met for the first time at the Saxony Hotel. Princess Charlotte of Saxony. Princess Louise in a grand wedding. The Crown Prince's father, Josef, decided to organize a two-day celebration of his son's wedding. As a sign of the king's kindness to his subjects, meals and drinks were served free of charge to all commoners at four locations in Munich during the two days of festivities. The kingdom's cavalry guards also entertained with horse races and shooting competitions on a large lawn in the southwest of Munich. In honor of this festival, the participating officers and soldiers asked the king to name the lawn after his bride Therese, and from then on the lawn was called ? Therese? The lawn.

So impressed was the festival that it was suggested that another national event be held in 1811. From then on it was held annually. That was the origin of the Octoberfest. It has a shorter history than other folk festivals in Germany.

Beijing hosts

Oktoberfest, one of the world's three largest beer festivals, will be held from September 6 to 21 in Beijing Olympic Park. Beijing residents and tourists will be able to taste pure German beer and experience the original flavor of Munich. This is also the first time the German Oktoberfest in Beijing to give official authorization of the festival.

Reporters in the afternoon of 29th held in 2013?Munich Oktoberfest? Beijing tour? The press conference was informed that the Oktoberfest site of nearly 70,000 square meters by four distinctive beer tents, respectively, the Munich Oktoberfest tent, the Royal Beer Tent, Princess Sissi tent and the Neuschwanstein tent. Canopy in the decorative style will fully reflect the characteristics of the Bavarian region of Germany, in the tent layout is also in full accordance with the German standard beer tent to build, which the main tent Munich Oktoberfest Canopy area will reach 13,000 square meters.

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