00:00Oktoberfest is underway in Munich, with thousands gathering at the Theraisenweise for the opening
00:05of one of the world's largest folk festivals that will continue for 16 days.
00:10The traditional procession of festival landlords began at around 10.35 with about thousand
00:16hosts, musicians, showmen and waiting staff travelling through the city in decorated carriages
00:21and horse-drawn wagons.
00:26Festival tents had opened earlier, but beer could only be served after the official tapping
00:31of the first keg.
00:34At noon, Munich's new mayor, Dominik Krause, performed the ceremony for the first time
00:38in office in the Schottenhammel tent.
00:41After the mayor's traditional shouting, the beer is tapped, and 12 cannon shots, beer service
00:47and fairground rides officially began.
00:50This year, a 1 litre mass of beer cost between 14 and 16 euros, while a large pretzel cost
00:58around 5 to 6 euros.
01:01Around 6.5 million people attended the previous Oktoberfest.
01:05And at пожалуйста, when did the state of Oktoberfest that came from 14, in its very much its host
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