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Saturday, September 19, 2015

2015 Oktoberfest September 19 to October 04,2015

 
Although Oktoberfest began 205 years ago, this year marks the 182nd edition as the party was cancelled during two world wars, two cholera outbreaks, Napoleon's invasion of Bavaria and the hyperinflation of the 1920s.

The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810

Held annually in Munich ,Bavaria ,Germany,it is a 16-day festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year.

Munich mayor Dieter Reiter prepares to tap the first barrel of beer during the opening ceremony
Tradition remains: Munich mayor Dieter Reiter prepares to tap the first barrel of beer during the opening ceremony


Munich tapped the keg on Saturday Sep 19,2015 for the world's biggest beer festival
Visitors from around the world wear the traditional Tracht, sometimes hastily bought at a vendor's stand 
Visitors raise their beer glasses at the Paulaner beer tent and toast the Oktoberfest
A picture taken with long time exposure shows first visitors waiting in a festival tent of the Oktoberfest beer festival 
People sit in the Augustiner beer tent with the organisers hoping the event runs trouble-free this year

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