Holidays and Festivals
German’s have various festivals. Some of these include “Carneval”, “Walpurgis Night”, “Hanse Sail” and “Oktoberfest”.
Germans celebrate the Oktoberfest each year from late September to early October. It is a 16-day festival celebrated in Munich, Germany. However, depending on the calendar weeks it may last 17 or 18 days.
The Oktoberfest was the celebration of the King's wedding. Specifically, the Oktoberfest tradition started in 1810 to celebrate the October 12th marriage of Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese.
The event reinforces beer-loving, meat-loving Germans dressed in Dirndls and Lederhosen. Between events and beer tents, guests can traverse the 103 acre Oktoberfest grounds to ride a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or water slide, navigate their way through a labyrinth, visit a haunted house, be entertained by numerous types of performers, take a look at the flea circus, stop off at one of dozens of game booths, or take a festival tour, among other things.
Beer, meat, rosti, black forest cake, sauerkraut and other pickled vegetables are commonly eaten at this celebration.
Around 6 million people attend the German festival annually and parts of countries such as Brazil, Canada, US, Argentina, Mexico, Columbia, Chile, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia and Vietnam, celebrate the Oktoberfest.
In conclusion, the Oktoberfest is very widespread and has a major role to play in the German culture!
Germans celebrate the Oktoberfest each year from late September to early October. It is a 16-day festival celebrated in Munich, Germany. However, depending on the calendar weeks it may last 17 or 18 days.
The Oktoberfest was the celebration of the King's wedding. Specifically, the Oktoberfest tradition started in 1810 to celebrate the October 12th marriage of Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese.
The event reinforces beer-loving, meat-loving Germans dressed in Dirndls and Lederhosen. Between events and beer tents, guests can traverse the 103 acre Oktoberfest grounds to ride a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or water slide, navigate their way through a labyrinth, visit a haunted house, be entertained by numerous types of performers, take a look at the flea circus, stop off at one of dozens of game booths, or take a festival tour, among other things.
Beer, meat, rosti, black forest cake, sauerkraut and other pickled vegetables are commonly eaten at this celebration.
Around 6 million people attend the German festival annually and parts of countries such as Brazil, Canada, US, Argentina, Mexico, Columbia, Chile, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia and Vietnam, celebrate the Oktoberfest.
In conclusion, the Oktoberfest is very widespread and has a major role to play in the German culture!
