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Other cities across the world also hold fairs called Oktoberfest.
The event takes place during the 16 days before the first Sunday in October on an area named the "Theresienwiese", and is called "die Wiesn" ("the meadow", in Bavarian dialect) for short. A special Oktoberfest beer is brewed for the occasion (see also Märzen), which is slightly darker and stronger, in both taste and alcohol. It is served in a one-liter-tankard called Maß ( IPA: [ma:s]). Only local Munich breweries are allowed to serve this beer in so-called Bierzelte (beer "tents") which hold some 3,000–10,000 people.
Visitors also consume large quantities of food, most of it traditional hearty fare such as sausage, hendl (chicken) and sauerkraut, along with such Bavarian delicacies as roast ox tails.
The first Oktoberfest, held from October 12– October 17, 1810 in Munich, was a horse race on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Ludwig I of BavariaLudwig I (or Louis I which is the French form of his name) ( August 25, 1786 February 29, 1868) was king of Bavaria from 1825 until 1848. He was the son of Maximilian I and Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1810 he married Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen ( and Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen . Because of its success, it was repeated annually, later also with an agricultural fair, danceDance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals ( bee dance, mating dance, musicMusic often an art/ entertainment, is a total social fact whose definitions vary according to era and culture," according to Jean Molino. 1 It is often contrasted with noise. According to musicologist Jean-Jacques Nattiez: "The border between music and no and amusement rideTypes of amusement rides include: Bumper cars Carousels Dark rides Ferris wheels Freefall towers Log flumes Loop-O-Plane Motion platforms Observation towers Octopus (ride) Roller coasters Scenic railways switchbacks Shoot-the-Chutes The Zipper See also Ams. Overall, the celebration had to be cancelled in 24 years, because of warFor other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). War is conflict, between relatively large groups of people, which involves physical force inflicted by the use of weapons. Other terms for war include armed conflict hostilities and police action''. See Lim, diseaseA disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. Sometimes the term is used broadly to include injuries, disabilities, syndromes, symptoms, or other problems. Horse races ended in 1960Events January-February January 1 Independence of Cameroon January 9 Aswan High Dam construction begins in Egypt January 11 Chad declares its independence. January 14 Ralph Chubb, the gay poet and printer, dies at Fair Oak Cottage in Hampshire. January 23.
On September 26, 1980, a bomb explosion near the entrance killed 13 visitors and injured 200 more. The bomb had been placed by 21-year-old Gundolf Köhler , member of neo-nazi organisations, who died at the scene.