Oktoberfest in Munich!

¡Oktoberfest in Munich!

Germany is one of the most famous countries for its beer. One of the most celebrate tourist attractions is the festival of beer at Munich. People have flocked to Germany from all parts of the world to participate in the world's largest annual festival for nearly 200 years. Oktoberfest is enjoyed in one form or another in cities and towns worldwide. This festival is very important in Germany, because, this country is very famous in the world for the excellent beer. People there drink about 131, 7 liters per person. Germany ranks third in Europe for drinking the most beer.

The traditional food in this amazing festival is: big sausages with a big tankard, but the tourist may also eat a huge variety of traditional food like: chicken, roast pork, grilled ham hock, grilled fish on a stick, pretzel, potato or bread dumplings, cheese noodles, potato pancakes, a spiced cheese butter spread and a white sausage, although, beer is offered like food. Moreover, people used a traditional Barbarian Drindi costumes during the festival, they have a parade of traditional costumes. Oktoberfest is known as much for its traditional folk music as it is for its beer drinking. The popular is folk music, marches, and polkas. As the evening wears on, the music becomes louder and more and more people begin to sing, linking arms and swinging tankard from side to side, some standing and swaying and dancing on benches or tables. Before each break, the band will offer up "ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit", a toast to contentment, congeniality, and relaxation. Other the activities is "The barrel opening" that consists in that the Mayor opens the first barrel of the beer, thus, the festival begin, but not before people shout "O'zapft is!." That's means, that the festival is open.

The first Oktoberfest was celebrated when the prince Lugwin I, married Princess Therese of sax-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. Since, the festival continues to celebrate. Oktoberfest became famous with this married. One article that mention this festival are the newspaper or magazine "New & Noteworthy" who mention the history and all about this amazing festival. You can read ¿why is so important and famous? And what you can do if you go. (http://source.southuniversity.edu/oktoberfest-celebrations-around-the-world-55502.aspx).

Therefore, Oktoberfest is important to their host, because this festival is the most representative for the most famous country for beer around de world. ¡GERMANY!. With this festival they show their typical food and traditions (costumes, dance, music, inter). They have many tourist that go there just for the beer, and what better that celebrate this, and given a big party for all those who love a good beer. When Oktoberfest begin, they sale around the seven million liters of beer, and twenty small beer tents you'll can find.