Oktoberfest offers another opportunity in the calendar for a themed costume party. Originally a Bavarian custom, Oktoberfest has spread across Europe and the Rest of the World and is now celebrated globally.The origins of the Oktoberfest date back to the marriage of Prince Ludwig I to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. All of the residents of Munich were invited to celebrate the marriage in the surrounding fields. The celebrations lasted five days and ended with a horse race.The following year the event was repeated but based around an agricultural event. In these early years the horse racing was the major attraction but the popularity of the event grew and it became ritualized into the calendar. With this increased popularity came the growth in the drinking culture with the original small beer sellers being replaced by larger beer tents towards the turn of the century. 
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Oktoberfest - The Greatest of All Beer Drinking Festivals!
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