This is the biggest popular celebration of Germany,which is held in Munich, on the first saturday after september 15, last two weeks, this year was from september 18 to october 3. this is a traditional festival since 1810, everything began in Bavara (Munich) in Theresienwiese, Teresa's meadow where they met the owners of the breweries.
There are three main stages, the arrival of the owners of the breweries, the opening of a barrel of beer and the parade of traditional costumes.
The original "Oktoberfest" occurred in Munich, on October 18, 1810: For the commemoration of their marriage, Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen(namesake of the Theresienwiese festival grounds) organized a great horse race (the marriage took place on October 12; the horse race on October 17 — therefore, there are different dates named as being the first Oktoberfest).
The original "Oktoberfest" occurred in Munich, on October 18, 1810: For the commemoration of their marriage, Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen(namesake of the Theresienwiese festival grounds) organized a great horse race (the marriage took place on October 12; the horse race on October 17 — therefore, there are different dates named as being the first Oktoberfest).
This festival attracts over six million visitors now
You can have more information in these links
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest
http://foro.univision.com/t5/Cesar-Evora/The-176-M%C3%BCnich-Oktoberfest-2010/m-p/372906814
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