Oktoberfest 2008
September 26 - October 25
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| "It all started with wedding bells and a horse race" |
| October 12, 1810, four years after Bavaria had become a
kingdom, crown prince Ludwig of Bavaria (who was to be King Ludwig I)
married princess Therese of Saxon-Hildburghausen. The official
festivities lasted five days and included parades of riflemen, music,
eating and drinking. The festivities ended with a horse race held on a
green meadow which was situated, in those days, outside of the city limits and
named "Theresienwiese" (Theresa's lawn) in honor of the bride.
Over the next years the horse race was repeated and the Oktoberfest,
also called "Wiesn" was born. Although referred to as "Oktoberfest",
due to warmer weather, festivities are on the last two weekends of
September and conclude on the first weekend of October.
The Original Munich Oktoberfest
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