年次の Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich with beer, lederhosen, sausages

MUNICH, Germany, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of 訪問者s, many of them dressed in 伝統的な lederhosen or dirndl corseted dresses, descended on Munich on Saturday for the start of the 年次の Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival.

Munich's 市長, 食餌療法している人 Reiter, kicked off the festivities by (電話線からの)盗聴 open the first beer ケッグ with a 伝統的な shout of "O zapft is!" ("It's tapped" in English).

Revellers arrived 早期に to 安全な・保証する spaces at the coveted long communal (米)棚上げする/(英)提議するs in テントs, where 訪問者s swig beer, munch on sausages, pretzel or pork knuckle, and listen to oompah 禁止(する)d.

Oktoberfest has its origins in a horse race that took place in 1810 to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian 栄冠を与える Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.

The public festivities on the Theresienwiese open ground - 指名するd after the bride - became more (a)手の込んだ/(v)詳述する as time went on, with 立ち往生させるs and amusement rises and it 徐々に turned into a folk festival.

Oktoberfest attracts around six million 訪問者s every year, with some travelling from abroad for the experience. This year's festival runs from Sept. 22 to Oct. 7. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Reuters Television 令状ing by Michelle ツバメ Editing by Gareth Jones)

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