Germany, one of the most beautiful countries on the Earth is flooded with beer these days. People on every nook and corner of this city are in the trance of the beer. No, it’s not the beer raining but the world’s biggest beer festival is happening here.
This fabulous festival has started in Munich, Germany, and people have come here from all over the world to enjoy the 17-day long beer festival. The whole city is immersed in the fun of the festival.
The world’s largest beer festival called Oktoberfest.
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest Volksfest Held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, it is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than six million people from around the world attending the event every year.
During this fest all you can find in Germany is beer. Various prominent beer brands across the world have come to participate in this biggest festival.
On this annual fest, the natives of Germany decorate the whole city like a bride, all their traditional elements can be easily seen in this decoration. As always the festival was inaugurated by the mayor of Munich then following the tradition he dedicated the first drink to the Bavarian Prime Minister.
Since this festival has started, Munich’s view has completely changed these days, there is a different sort of happiness and enthusiasm in the people of Munich. From dancing to singing, here you can see people enjoying in their own ways. The only common thing you’ll find here is a mug of beer in everybody’s hand. Youngsters enjoy this festival the most and like every year, there is various cultural program also going on alongside.
The best part about this festival is that people from all the age groups participate in it. This is the only festival that brings everyone together.
In this beer festival, you can easily find the even the rarest beer in the world. People enjoy this beer festival with their traditional German cuisine.
Germans enjoy this festival to the fullest. They start preparing months ago for this 17-day-long festival so now you can gauge their excitement level. According to the German tradition, the old and royal barons and landowner reach to the festival in traditional clothes and decorated carriages, but only the mayor can inaugurate the festival. Mayor and his wife also wear traditional clothes, come in a car decorated with flowers, and the entire city stands on the sides of the road to welcome them.
People wait for this beer festival all year long and the festival begins to be immersed in its fun. The festival is not meant only for the adults but for the children as well, though the necessarily do not drink their parents give them special care during this 17-day-long beer festival. The kids get dressed up in traditional clothes and sit in separate wooden carts full of toys and food so that they can rest there and parents can enjoy the beer festival.
If you are also fond of beer, then you should also participate in this festival at least once in your life. I am sure this will be a whole new experience for you.