Why does Oktoberfest start in September? Does anyone know?
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My guess:
1. So that there's more time for beer drinking and eating sausages? But since it's suppose to be 16 days, they could still have it in October hmmm...made sense if they started in September and take the whole of October. Why stop at 16 days *laughs*
2. Oktoberfest sounds better than Septemberfest?
Wiki says:
The original "Oktoberfest" occurred in Munich, on October 12, 1810: For the commemoration of their marriage, Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (namesake of the Theresienwiese festival grounds) organized a great horse race (the marriage took place on October 12; the horse race on October 17 — therefore, there are different dates named as being the first Oktoberfest)....and much much later they lengthened the fest and the date pushed forward, the reason being that the end of September in Bavaria often has very good weather. The high temperature in the first week of Oktoberfest nears 30°C which stimulates the thirst of the visitors.
Go Wiki! *laughs* How true, dunno but makes sense I guess if you want to sell lots and lots and lots of beer.
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Actually, I was wondering if the entire thingie was some sort of marketing ploy... But it's quite sad if it is. *chuckles*
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