oktoberfest

Oktoberfest by jerry oktoberfest is a sixteen day festival and they eat a whole lot of vegitables the only reason this festival is on this season , is because king ludwing told his girl friend threreasa to marry him and put on a wig they had horse races and food for ages , knuckle of pork, sausages ,pretzles and photatoe pancakes, were the only thing that they ate for sixteen whole dates oktoberfest is worlds lagest fair it be having other countries saying it aint fair, A pipe bomb was set in 1980,13 people died and 200 were injured so no one in safety, oktoberfest has six million people thier every year and they only go there to have fun and drink alot of beer , the festival includes the first sunday october the wedding was held on october 12 and it was big so you know king ludwig had alot of wealth , even though the horse race was abandoned t hey still had fun and kept on dancing and you know the fairs bumping and every ones jumping so thats all ya need and peace

[] Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in [|Munich], Germany during late September (and running to early October). It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair A [|pipe bomb] was set off in a dustbin at the restrooms at the main entrance on September 26, 1980 at 10:19 PM. The bomb consisted of an empty [|fire extinguisher] filled with 1.39 kilograms of [|TNT] and mortar shells. Thirteen people were killed, over 200 were injured, 68 seriously. This was the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of Germany after the [|Munich Massacre]. The official inquiries found that a [|right-wing extremist] [|Gundolf Köhler] from [|Donaueschingen], a social outcast who did not get away in time and killed himself in the explosion, was the lone perpetrator. However, this account [|is disputed] strongly by various groups.[|[8]] 

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It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an enjoyable event with an important part of Bavarian culture. Other cities across the world also hold [|Oktoberfest celebrations], modeled after the Munich even In 1819, The founding citizens of Munich assumed responsibility over festival management. It was agreed that the Oktoberfest would be celebrated each and every year without exception. []
 * **Oktoberfest** is a sixteen-day festival held each year in [|Munich], Germany during late September (and running to early October).
 * Visitors also eat huge amounts of food, most of it traditional hearty fare such as [|Hendl] ([|chicken]), Schweinsbraten ([|roast pork]), Haxn ([|knuckle of pork]), Steckerlfisch (grilled fish on a stick), Würstel ([|sausages]) along with Brezel ([|Pretzel])), [|Knödeln] (potato or bread dumplings), [|Käsespätzle] (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi ([|potato pancakes]), [|Sauerkraut] or Blaukraut ([|red cabbage]) along with such Bavarian delicacies as [|Obatzda] (a fatty, spiced cheese-butter concoction) and [|Weisswurst] (a white sausage).
 * It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year
 * Oktoberfestbiers are the beers that have been served at the event in Munich since 1818, and are supplied by 6 breweries known as the Big Six
 * The Munich Oktoberfest, traditionally, takes place during the sixteen days up to and including the first Sunday in October. In 1994, the schedule was modified in response to [|German reunification] so that if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or 2nd, then the festival will go on until October 3 ([|German Unity Day]).
 * The wedding was held on October 12 and the horse race was held on October 17 so that is were they got the Oktoberfest from.
 * the year of 1812 the Oktoberfest was canceled because of the war
 * Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, who was later crowned [|King Ludwig I], wanted his people to share in the celebration of his marriage to
 * Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810.


 * Ludwig organized a horse race and invited all the people of Munich.


 * Although the horse race was eventually abandoned, many characteristics of the early Oktoberfest celebrations have been retained
 * Munich's annual celebration is still held on the original site, dubbed //Theresienwiese// ("Theresa's fields"), in front of the city gates.
 * The tradition of beer and food stands, begun in 1818, continues today and is perhaps the most significantly developed aspect of Oktoberfest