Fröhliches Oktoberfest! (Happy Oktoberfest!) Today, Oktoberfest is officially cancelled due to COVID-19.
The annual festival of Oktoberfest, located in Theresienwiese, Munich, Germany, is held over a two-week period and ends on the first Sunday in October.
The festival originated on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
The best day to go to Oktoberfest is on the two Tuesdays – the family days – where there's more people in the afternoon. However, that's less in the tents and more by the stalls and rides for the little ones.
And, of course, the public holiday, October 3, which Wiesn always falls on, attracts lots of visitors, especially when the following day is a Friday.
Unfortunately, it isn't National Pretzel Day. That's on April 26. It isn't national Beer Day either. That's on April 7.
Last year, Google created its tastiest looking doodle in recent memory, celebrating the beginning of Oktoberfest by making sure that everyone knows just how good pretzels are.
In many parts of the world today, including the United States, United Kingdom, and of course Germany, people are beginning the sixteen-day celebration of Oktoberfest, enjoying beer and the promise of autumn.
In 2019, Google did their part in commencing the celebration as well with a special homepage doodle toast to the beloved pretzel.
Today’s Google Doodle, freshly baked by Esther’s German Bakery, celebrates the one and only pretzel—one of the world’s most versatile and beloved foods!
As Oktoberfest, the Bavarian fall festival, begins today, Brotfrauen (or bread ladies) will be carrying baskets of chewy Brezeln through Bierhallen (massive tents) in Munich, the center of Oktoberfest revelry.
With help from a local bakery, the Google homepage has been taken over by pretzel dough carefully crafted to spell out “Google.”
Each letter piece is then baked, garnished with salt, and lightly brushed from a bowl of butter. This is added to form the second “o.”
The end result makes for an appetizing presentation that leaves you craving a warm pretzel to begin your own Oktoberfest celebration.
WARNING: Please drink responsibly! Dankeschön.
How do you celebrate Oktoberfest?
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