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The largest holiday of our time, which has been gathering millions of people for over 200 years. There are a lot of interesting facts to tell about Oktoberfest, so there is quite a book of a Thousand and One Nights. But there are 10 most interesting facts that will be fun to get to know.
Fact one. Oktoberfest is echoes of a long-standing wedding
This is how this holiday appeared. In Munich, on October 12, 1810, the wedding of the heir to the crown, Prince Ludwig, was celebrated with Princess Teresa. Her name is very difficult – Teresa Charlotte Louise Friderica Amalia of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
All residents of Munich were invited to the celebration, which took place in a field on the outskirts of the city. A year later, despite the fact that no royal wedding was celebrated, the locals of Munich were looking forward to some event out of habit. Therefore, they organized mass festivities, where an agricultural exhibition was held, and children’s attractions and beer shops were brought.
The second fact. Albert Einstein himself was here once
In 1896, 17-year-old Albert Einstein worked during the preparations for Oktoberfest. The future Nobel Prize winner screwed in the bulbs here supplied by the firm of his father, Hermann Einstein, one of the pioneers of electrical engineering in Germany.
Fact three. A billion euros settle at Oktoberfest
Approximately so much is spent in Munich in two weeks by Oktoberfest visitors on beer, fried chicken, sausages, hotels, taxis, public transport, shopping, souvenirs, entertainment, other basic necessities and other excesses.
More than six million people visit Oktoberfest in two weeks. The year 1985 has turned out to be a record year, when over seven million visitors have visited it.
In total, almost a dozen large beer tents and more than two dozen smaller pavilions are installed in Teresa’s meadow for the Oktoberfest.
Fact four. The mayor always drinks first
The beer festival does not start until the procession of farmers and brewers has passed. The mayor of Munich is leading the parade, and it is he who must uncork the first barrel of beer, then the mayor will shout: “O’zapft is!”, Which means “uncorked”, and after that beer sales in other beer shops will begin.
Fact five. Oktoberfest is not Oktoberfest
It turns out that the people of Munich don’t call it Oktoberfest! From them, you will most likely hear the “holiday of Wiesn”, which came from the name of the field where the festival was first held. This field, named after Princess Teresa, Theresienwiz (which means Teresa’s Meadows) is still the site of the Oktoberfet.
Let’s remind, earlier we talked about why “beer” tea was created in Australia and what will happen if you drink beer every day.