| Cheers! Germany's 177th Oktoberfest
With the traditional tapping of the first barrel of Oktoberfest-beer, 177th Oktoberfest has started. Oktoberfest was first held in 1810 to celebrate the happy nuptials of the Bavarian Prince Ludwig. All the citizens of Munich were invited to a party with huge quantities of beer and a lot of German sausages, pork knuckles and other victuals. Two hundred years later, it has become a worldwide festival, in which international beer lovers all raise a glass (or many more) to the memory of the first festival. Saturday, 12 o'clock - high noon in the "Schottenhamel" beer tent: By tapping the first barrel of beer, Christian Ude started the 177th Oktoberfest. Nowadays, both legendary and traditional ritual of tapping the first barrel of Oktoberfest-beer, broadcast on live TV and via the Internet, was, as usually, held in the "Schottenhamel" beer tent. Celebrities, press and thousands of Oktoberfest fans were attending, as Christian Ude, mayor of Munich, did his duty. swings with the five-pound hammer to drive the tap into the barrell. With Gabriele Weishäupl, head of the Oktoberfest management, and As usual, the first thing he spoke into the microphone was "O'zapft is!" ("It is tapped!") And wished everyone a peaceful Oktoberfest. As protocol demands, the first mug of beer was passed on to Prime-Minister Seehofer and with that all the other beer tents could start selling beer as well.  People enjoy beer during the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Sept. 18, 2010. The world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest, celebrates its 200th anniversary this year  A woman enjoys beer during the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Sept. 18, 2010.  A waitress carries beer mugs during the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Sept. 18, 2010. | ||
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