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It is a 16-day
festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 million people
from around the world attending the event every year. To the locals, it is not called Oktoberfest, but
"die Wies'n", after the colloquial name of the fairgrounds (Theresienwiese) themselves. The
Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities
across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the original Munich event.
The Munich Oktoberfest originally took 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 would go on until October 3
(German Unity Day). Thus, the festival is now 17 days when the first Sunday is October 2 and 18
days when it is October 1. In 2010, the festival lasted until the first Monday in October, to mark the
anniversary of the event. The festival is held in an area named the Theresienwiese(field,
or meadow, of Therese), often called Wiesn for short, located near Munich's center. Large
quantities of Oktoberfest Beer are consumed, with almost 7 million litres served during the 16 day
festival in 2007. Visitors may also enjoy a wide variety of traditional food such
as Hendl (roast chicken), Schweinebraten (roast pork), Schweinshaxe (grilled ham hock),
Steckerlfisch (grilled fish on a stick), Wrstl (sausages) along with Brezen (pretzel), Kndel (potato
or bread dumplings), Ksesptzle (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi (potato
pancakes), Sauerkraut or Rotkohl/Blaukraut (red cabbage) along with such Bavarian delicacies
as Obatzda (a spiced cheese-butter spread) and Weisswurst (a white sausage).
Beers
A woman with Hacker-Pschorr, one of the only beers allowed to be served at Oktoberfest.
Augustiner-Bru
Hacker-Pschorr-Bru
Lwenbru
Paulaner
Spatenbru
Staatliches Hofbru-Mnchen
Mnich (DPA) .
del barril a las 12 del medioda y las 12 salvas de can que dan luz
verde a que comience a correr la cerveza.
Mientras, el domingo, miles de asistentes se vestirn con trajes
tpicos y desfilarn los siete kilmetros que van del palacio
Maximilianeum hasta el recinto en el Theresienwiese o Prado de
Teresa donde se celebra el festival, en uno de los mayores desfiles
de este tipo en el mundo.
A lo largo de dos semanas Oktoberfest volver a demostrar por qu se
autoproclama como la mayor fiesta popular del mundo con una
nueva edicin, en la que cada visitante se gastar una media de 68
euros.
En la ltima edicin los fanticos de la cerveza se gastaron un total
de 435 millones de euros y report a la ciudad 275 millones de
euros en compras, transporte, etc.
El sector hotelero tambin se frota las manos ante la afluencia de
visitantes. En 2012, los visitantes supusieron unos ingresos de 400
millones de euros.
CUNTO SE COMSUME?
Sin embargo, como cada ao, los presentes vern cmo los precios
siguen con su tendencia alcista. Los precios de la jarra de cerveza
subirn entre los 9,40 y 9,85 euros, acercndose peligrosamente a
la barrera de los diez.
El evento celebrado desde 1810 en Mnich, sur de Alemania, surgi con motivo
de la celebracin del matrimonio del prncipe Luis I de Baviera con
la princesa Teresa de Sajonia-Altenburgo. Desde entonces la fiesta
evolucion hasta convertirse en todo un smbolo de Mnich y de
Alemania en el extranjero.