Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Bayern, Germany, in late September and early October. This festival is one of the most famous events in the city and also the biggest festival in the world with around six million visitors annually. Other cities in the world also hold festivals festival in Munich using this as a model, even using the name Oktoberfest.
The event is usually held for sixteen days up to and including the first Sunday in October. But if this Sunday falls on December 1 or 2, then the festival will continue until October 3rd (German Unity Day). The festival is held in an area called Theresienwiese, or in short "d 'Wiesn". Beer is the main focus in this festival, and the opening of the festival is marked by the opening of the kegs of beer by the Mayor of Munich by saying "O'zapft is!" (Language Bavarian for "It has been opened!"). Special Oktoberfest beer that has flavor and alcohol content is more dense and hard as well prepared for this event. Beer is served in one liter-sized glasses, called Mass. The first glass is given to the Minister-President of Bavaria. Only the local manufacturers are allowed to serve this beer in a Bierzelt, serving beer tent large enough to accommodate thousands of people.
Visitors can also enjoy various kinds of food, mostly traditional dishes such as sausage, hendl (chicken), käsespätzle (cheese noodles), and sauerkraut, along with other typical Bavarian dishes such as roast ox tails.
The event is usually held for sixteen days up to and including the first Sunday in October. But if this Sunday falls on December 1 or 2, then the festival will continue until October 3rd (German Unity Day). The festival is held in an area called Theresienwiese, or in short "d 'Wiesn". Beer is the main focus in this festival, and the opening of the festival is marked by the opening of the kegs of beer by the Mayor of Munich by saying "O'zapft is!" (Language Bavarian for "It has been opened!"). Special Oktoberfest beer that has flavor and alcohol content is more dense and hard as well prepared for this event. Beer is served in one liter-sized glasses, called Mass. The first glass is given to the Minister-President of Bavaria. Only the local manufacturers are allowed to serve this beer in a Bierzelt, serving beer tent large enough to accommodate thousands of people.
Visitors can also enjoy various kinds of food, mostly traditional dishes such as sausage, hendl (chicken), käsespätzle (cheese noodles), and sauerkraut, along with other typical Bavarian dishes such as roast ox tails.
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