Beer flows and crowds descend on Munich for the official start of Oktoberfest

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Beer flows and crowds descend on Munich for the official start of Oktoberfest

By Associated Press
Published Sep. 17, 2023

The beer is flowing and millions of people descend on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest.

With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the 18-day festivities.

Revelers decked out in traditional lederhosen and dirndl dresses trooped to Munich’s festival grounds Saturday morning, filling the dozens of traditional tents in anticipation of getting their first 2-pint mug of beer.

Minutes before the first keg was tapped, to cheers from the crowd, Bavarian Gov. Markus Soeder asked festivalgoers if they were ready for Oktoberfest to begin.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/09/17/oktoberfest-2023-begins-in-germany-as-hundreds-flock-to-munich/