Multimillion-dollar beer Razguliay name in October

Oktoberfest Munich - the third largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. It was held in Munich, the biggest festivities in the world - bright and cheerful Oktoberfest. In fact, the Oktoberfest - Munich is a business card, giving it tremendous popularity worldwide. October celebrations are held at the foot of the Bavarian Alps. At the festival gathers more than 6 million people - not only Germans, but also visitors from around the world wishing to witness this grand celebration of beer. Large canopy under which the beer flows like water Oktoberfest is also considered one of the most popular folk festivals in the world, and then he can compete with the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. The biggest beer festival in the world have already started their own inviolable traditions: for example, the last day of September, millions of guests begin to fill its streets in anticipation of the start of Oktoberfest. This noisy drunken crowd comes in in September, and disappears in October. Archetype of the modern Oktoberfest was a wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghauzskoy. On that day, all residents of Munich were invited onto the lawn outside City Tower and offered to drink a glass to the health of the newlyweds. Since then, there was a tradition to organize Oktoberfest each year. Sometimes during the festival, held races in the meadows Teresa. Advertising Oktoberfest beginning at the Oktoberfest was not accepted to sell beer. But gradually began allowing sales of alcohol and eating. The first saloon appeared here only at the end of XIX century. Then the main entertainment was climbing trees and running in sacks. In 1880, the venue for the Oktoberfest was first lighted lanterns. Twenty years later appeared the first glass of beer mugs of different sizes. Huge mugs of cool beer on the Oktoberfest can be seen everywhere. Usually, their volume is liter traditional German drink. All the breweries start to prepare for Oktoberfest long before it began to provide special festival of local beer. It's pretty sturdy, and it is produced only by local brewers. The biggest beer festival in the world in the history of Oktoberfest, there are a black spot - in 1980 during the Feast of the bombing happened as a result of which 13 people died and 200 were injured. Today, Oktoberfest looks just like many decades ago - the river of beer, large awnings and beer fiesta. Celebration attracts millions of tourists from around the world who want to try a traditional German drink and enjoy the Bavarian music. According to official statistics for the month, when done the Oktoberfest in Munich is consumed more than 7 million liter mugs of beer, eats about half a million sausages and chickens. As a snack with beer is also popular sauerkraut and macaroni and cheese. See also: the homeland of world famous beer ruins people not beer Beer lovers will be able to make a qualified choice in the waiting rooms of North American airports