Do you Know How Where & Why Oktoberfest is Celebrated ? History of Oktoberfest Festival!

Widely known today as the “mother of all beer festivals”, the Oktoberfest tradition derives from the celebration of the marriage of Prince Ludwig and Princess Teresa.  On the 12th of October in Munich when Crown Prince Ludwig, who later became king married  the Princess Teresa of Sassonia-Hildburghausen. All the citizens of Munich were invited to attend the celebration held in the fields to celebrate the happy royal event. The closing ceremony included a horse race,  huge feast for the whole of Bavaria and the following year the decision to repeat the horse races gave rise to the origin of the Oktoberfest tradition.

It was 15 years before Ludwig became the first King and despite the fact that he was unfaithful to his wife and had several extramarital affairs, there was no obstacle to the celebration going ahead .

In honor of the silver wedding anniversary of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Therese, a traditional costume parade took place in 1835 for the first time.  After the wave of revolutions that shook Europe in 1848, the king, his wife and nine children had to go into exile in France. In 1948 they resumed these parades. Since then the parades have been held annually and Oktoberfest is still one of the most anticipated events of the year.

The Bavarians had already decided that this remembrance would be done every year with or without the King, yes, advancing it to the month of September to make better use of the good weather.

The beer festival has now become part of the British culture too and it’s a great way to get together with friends, enjoy some beer and have fun. London hosts one of the biggest Oktoberfests every year in Britain with an average of 50,000 people attending the festival 

The main beers sold at the festival is the freshly poured German Bavarian Beer as well as a great selection of German wine for those non beer fans. To accompany the belly full of beer traditional German food is served: Bratwurst, Steak & Burger, Leberkäs, Haxn, Sauerkraut, Roasted potatoes, Hot Dog & Fries, Burgundian ham, Schmalzkuchen, Crepes, Candy, Pretzels, potato chips

The Oktoberfest was cancelled 24 times due to wars on epidemics. From 1914-1918, the outbreak of the first world war prevented the Oktoberfest from taking place. The most tragic event to happen during the beer festival was in September in 1980 when a bomb exploded in a dustbin in Munich and killed 13 people.

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Interesting facts about Oktoberfest

• Did you know that it’s prohibited to sell alcohol under 6% volume?
• Did you know that all the beers served at the Oktoberfest have to be brewed within the Munich region? It’s a way of ensuring that during its transit from the factory to the Theresienwiese field the beer doesn’t lose its flavour or properties.
• People place bets on the number of strokes it takes the mayor to tap the keg, the record currently sits at 2 strokes and when it’s open he shouts “ O zapft is” which basically translates to “it’s tapped”.

The Variety of Beer tents at the Oktoberfest

More than 6 million people turn up every year to celebrate the largest beer festival in the world.
The most popular beer tents belong to the main beer factories that have been based in Munich for centuries: Paulaner, Spaten, Hofbräu, Hacker-Pschorr, Augustiner and Löwenbräu. For example, only Hofbräu carp. Has a capacity of 7,000 seats.

Different beer is served in each stand and the interior decor is also different. The different decor transmits a different atmosphere so it really feels like your somewhere else each time you change beer tent

The main player at the Oktoberfest: The Beer!

Over 6 million litres of beer is consumed each year!!
Generally in the big and small tents, the price for a mass (1 litre) of Oktoberfest beer lies between 10.40€ to 10.70.€. The usual opening hours of the tents are from 10am to 11pm mid-week and 10:30 am to 11:30pm at the weekends.

How to Pass for a true Bavarian

All the Oktoberfest lovers are crazy about everything German. Of course the beer wins first place followed by frankfurters, meatballs, sauerkraut and the Bavarian outfits.

Here we’ll give you some tips on how to become a real Bavarian

Learn to Sing "EIN PROSIT!"

EIN PROSIT : Learn to sing "Ein Prosit", a classic Oktoberfest tune. The song is very short, and you can start singing it with your first pint of beer:

Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
Der Gemütlichkeit
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
Der Gemütlichkeit.

OANS ZWOA DREI! G’SUFFA!

And the translation for this song is as follows:

Cheers, Cheers

Comfort and happiness

Cheers, Cheers

Comfort and happiness

ONE...TWO...THREE… LET’S GET DRUNK!

With a few beers in your system you’ll catch on to that german accent in no time!!!

Dress like a real Bavarian

Crowds turn up at the Oktoberfest each year dressed in Bavarian Costumes to really experience the German culture. We have the perfect costumes for you at Funidelia so you can show up as an authentic Bavarian at the Oktoberfest.

Check out our super selection of Bavarian costumes in our large catalog online

Bavarian Beer Girl

The women’s bavarian dress is called Dirndl, while the guys usually wear the traditional Lederhosen with a checkered shirt or a cardigan. There are numerous variations of the traditional dress originating from different areas in Bavaria and we’ve got all of them.

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