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the world's largest booze-fueled excuse to wear leather shorts unironically.
means a 16-18 day beer festival in munich where millions drink liter mugs of beer in giant tents while dressed like an alpine cosplay.
from started in 1810 as a horse race celebrating the wedding of bavarian crown prince ludwig to princess therese; the party outlived the marriage and the horses.
beer measurementserved only in one-liter mugs called mass
attendanceroughly 6 million people every single year
name ironymostly happens in september, not october
land sizeheld on a field literally called wiesn
for instance
theresienwiese munich — the original site, unchanged since 1810
cincinnati oktoberfest — claims to be america's largest, 500000+ attendees
blumenau oktoberfest brazil — second-biggest in the world, started by german immigrants