{"id":5521,"date":"2014-09-20T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=5521"},"modified":"2017-11-16T11:14:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T11:14:24","slug":"ozapft-is-oktoberfest-2014-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/ozapft-is-oktoberfest-2014-has-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozapft is! Oktoberfest 2014 has begun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the start of the annual Oktoberfest in M\u00fcnchen!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few facts about the world\u2019s largest and most popular beer festival.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Oktoberfest in Munich: inside the tent by Roman Boed, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/romanboed\/10116476023\" aria-label=\"10116476023 6c9b1c522e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"Oktoberfest in Munich: inside the tent\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5506\/10116476023_6c9b1c522e.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by romanboed on Flickr.com on CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A brief history of Oktoberfest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oktoberfest began in 1810 \u2013 a whopping 204 years ago \u2013 when King Ludwig I married Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen, and invited all of the residents of M\u00fcnchen to the wedding celebrations, which consisted of<em> Pferdrennen<\/em> \u2013 horse-racing! So the first ever Oktoberfest was, in fact, a bit like Ascot. It&#8217;s strange to think that now!<\/li>\n<li>Following the wedding, this<em> Pferdrennen<\/em> became an annual event, but year after year more things were added to the festival, such as refreshment stalls and amusements. This is how it grew into the massive festival it is today.<\/li>\n<li>The fields the early Oktoberfest was held in were named \u2018Theresienwiese\u2019 (\u2018Therese\u2019s fields\u2019) after the Princess. This has since been shortened to just \u2018Wiesn\u2019, which is why it is referred to as \u2018Wiesn\u2019 by the locals, as well as \u2018Oktoberfest\u2019! You can get to the Oktoberfest celebrations by getting off at the Theresienwiese U-Bahn stop.<\/li>\n<li>Why is Oktoberfest in September, you might wonder? Well, Oktoberfest originally began in Oktober, but many people requested to have it moved to September because of the heavy rainfall M\u00fcnchen gets in Oktober. Comparatively, September is a much nicer month there, weather-wise. Oktoberfest was moved to September in 1878, but kept its name.<\/li>\n<li>Today, Oktoberfest is one of the largest, most popular festivals in the world. Its estimated value to the M\u00fcnchen economy is a whopping 1, 100, 000, 000 Euros!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"oktoberfest by leigh wolf, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wolfworld\/245358596\" aria-label=\"245358596 6c1509645a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"oktoberfest\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/83\/245358596_6c1509645a.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by wolfworld on Flickr.com under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>So, what\u2019s new at Oktoberfest 2014?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re a regular to the festival, here are some things that are new this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instead of the Kalbskuchl on Wirtsbundenstra\u00dfe 50, there\u2019s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalbsbraterei.de\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalbsbraterei, <\/a>whose aim is to serve gourmet food. Their speciality is veal.<\/p>\n<p>Something for the veggies: Anja Kraus\u2019 Wurstbraterei (Schaustellerstra\u00dfe 50) will serve soya W\u00fcrstchen (sausages) for the first time ever!<\/p>\n<p>A new tent: The Marstall, the successor to the Hippodrom. It has a horse theme and seats 3,500, with a garden for 900 people.<\/p>\n<p>There are portable mobile phone chargers available to buy. They can be found at the two official Oktoberfest merchandise stalls, and they feature the Oktoberfest logo.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Oktoberfest by 5chw4r7z, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/5chw4r7z\/9918336174\" aria-label=\"9918336174 9c31b9bd56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"Oktoberfest\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7303\/9918336174_9c31b9bd56.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oktoberfest food being prepared. Photo by 5chw4r7z on Flickr.com under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>To finish, some Oktoberfest vocabulary!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because no post would be complete without some vocabulary! Here are a few words and phrases you might hear at Oktoberfest:<\/p>\n<p><strong>OANS, ZWOA, GSUFFA!<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cOne, two, chug!\u201d As well as a popular phrase amongst drinkers, you will hear this in some songs, too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIERLEICHEN<\/strong> \u2013 A term for the paralytically drunk. Literally means \u2018beer corpses\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHUHPLATTLER TANZ<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; A traditional Bavarian dance performed at Oktoberfest. Watch the video to see what it looks like.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bankl Tanz - Die Gemuetlichen Schuhplattler - Oktoberfest -- 2013\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iuTiytPOwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>OZAPFT IS!<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s tapped!\u201d This is spoken by the Mayor as he taps the first keg of beer to open the Oktoberfest! That\u2019s exactly what mayor Dieter Reiter did earlier today!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oktoberfest 2014 - Anstich durch OB Dieter Reiter mit 4 Schl\u00e4gen. O&#039;Zapft is. Wiesn Auftakt 2014\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5enwWW1V5Y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROST!<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cCheers!\u201d Say this as you clink glasses with each other!<\/p>\n<p><strong>EIN MA\u00df BIER, BITTE<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cA litre of beer, please\u201d. A very simple but important phrase. If you say nothing else at Oktoberfest, say this. At least you\u2019ll get your beer. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like more Bavarian vocabulary and information, please see my other Bavarian-themed posts <a title=\"I Liab Di: Bavarian Love\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/bavarianlove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>,<a title=\"Words and signs you might encounter in deepest Bavaria\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/words-and-signs-you-might-encounter-in-deepest-bavaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here <\/a>and <a title=\"An Introduction to Bavarian\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/an-introduction-to-bavarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>! And if you want more still, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oktoberfest.de\/en\/lexikon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for the official Wiesn Dictionary!<\/p>\n<p>To everyone who&#8217;s there or going this year, ich w\u00fcnsche euch viel, viel Spa\u00df! Trink ein Bier f\u00fcr mich!<\/p>\n<p>Prost!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/10116476023_6c9b1c522e-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/10116476023_6c9b1c522e-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/10116476023_6c9b1c522e.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Today marks the start of the annual Oktoberfest in M\u00fcnchen! Here are a few facts about the world\u2019s largest and most popular beer festival. &nbsp; A brief history of Oktoberfest Oktoberfest began in 1810 \u2013 a whopping 204 years ago \u2013 when King Ludwig I married Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen, and invited all of the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/ozapft-is-oktoberfest-2014-has-begun\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":7515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,913],"tags":[358403,117692,2356,358430,358429],"class_list":["post-5521","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-traditions","tag-bairisch","tag-bavaria","tag-oktoberfest","tag-traditions-2","tag-wiesn"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5521"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9115,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5521\/revisions\/9115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}