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Uploaded by on Jul 16, 2007

Munich has opened its doors to thousands of beer drinking merrymakers as the world's biggest folk festival, the Oktoberfest, got under way in celebrations which this year last two days longer than usual.

Munich mayor Christian Ude broke open the first keg at midday and declared the 173rd festival open with the words 'the barrel is tapped'. That was the cue for the oompah bands to start up and armies of buxom waitresses to begin serving litres of beer to the 100,000 thirsty guests squashed around long wooden tables in the 14 heaving beer tents.

Merrymakers last year downed 6.1 million litres of beer and devoured 479,610 roast chickens and 55,913 knuckles of pork.

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Reuters RTV1546106

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  • German beer is the best in the world!!!

  • tradition peinlich? bua was isn mit dir los unsere traditionen san geil! nimm a moi dein stock ausm arsch depp du

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  • @rhcpmukke

    Komme nicht aus Bayern aber dem muss ich zustimmen.

    Wenn ich irgendwann mal aufs Oktoberfest gehe dann muss auf jeden Fall ne Tracht her. ^^

  • O zapft is!

  • proud to half german... :D

  • lol du VOLLTROTTL!

  • tracht is modern!

    als münchner is es eher peinlich keine tracht auf d wies'n zu tragen

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