By Lars Aka Josh Lacourse

How did Oktoberfest start?  It started when Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12 th,  The land that the marriage was held on was named Theresienweise (Therese’s Field) in Munich, Bavaria.  Also known as “Wiesn”  Horse races were held after the wedding and lasted for 5 days.

History of Oktoberfest  In 1811 the year after the wedding the festival continued with more horse races and a newly added agricultural show.  In 1816 Carnival booths appeared.  In 1819 the city of Munich assumed responsibility of the festival and agreed that it would be held every year without question.  To honor King Ludwig I and Therese they had a parade for him in 1835, then in 1850 it became a yearly event.  1854 Cholera epidemic cancelled Oktoberfest.  1880 Electric Lighting illuminated and allowed night time celebration  1881 Bratwurst Booths  1887 Breweries appeared at the festival  1892 Beer served in the classic glass mugs

O’zapft is!  The first Saturday of Oktoberfest the current Mayor of Munich taps the first keg at 12 o’clock noon.  This event is held in the “Schottenhamel” tent.  Held from September 18 th through Oktober 3 rd.  Largest Fair in the World  The most important thing at Oktoberfest is not the rides or attractions but the beer.  The price of a Maß is 8.60 Euro’s as of 2009 which is equivalent to about $12.75 but it is served in glass mugs that hold a litre.  12 oz is the standard American size.  1 Litre = 34oz or about three 12oz cans.  It comes out to about $4.00 per standard 12oz American beer.

Tents  Hippodrom - Spaten- Franziskaner-Bräu  Armbrustschützenzelt – Paulaner  Hofbräu-Festzelt - Hofbräu München  Hacker-Festzelt - Hacker- Pschorr  Schottenhamel - Spaten- Franziskaner-Bräu  Winzerer Fähndl – Paulaner  Schützen-Festhalle – Löwenbräu

Tents Cont.  Käfers Wiesen Schänke – Paulaner  Weinzelt - Nymphenburger Sekt  Löwenbräu-Festhalle – Löwenbräu  Bräurosl - Hacker-Pschorr  Augustiner-Festhalle - Augustiner Bräu  Ochsenbraterei – Spaten  Fischer Vroni - Augustiner

Oktoberfest!

Statistics  103 Acres  6.2 Million Visitors  7 Million Maß’s drank  80,000 Glasses of Wine  521,000 Chickens served  142,253 pairs of Pork sausage  38,650 kg of fish  Pork knuckles: 58,446 units  Oxen: 104 units,  Electricity used was 2.8 million kWh  People lost about 4000 items, among them 260 pairs of glasses, 200 mobile phones, wedding rings, crutches, and even dentures ended up in the lost and found.  The only real problem aside from war cancellations was a pipe bomb attack in People were killed, 200 Injured only 68 of 200 seriously injured. The suspect was killed in the explosion.

Steins  est.com/ est.com/  All are 1L size and in Germany know as a Krug.  Show the History of Oktoberfest through hand painted designs.  Specially made for persons of interest such as Prime Ministers or other political figures.  Drastic size difference from the normal cups and mugs used in America.

Media References  Oktoberfest has been mentioned in movies and games.  The movie Beerfest is based during Okoberfest but not directly in the festival.  The media portrays Germans wearing Lederhosen and a lot of people think that is the attire worn in Germany.  Where the lederhosen attire is mainly worn as a traditional costume during Oktoberfest.

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