Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is a national event in Germany that happens every October. It lasts for 18 days, from October 13 to 31. It is the biggest and longest Volksfest in the world. It is held in Munich in a giant fairground that is shaped like a beer glass. During Oktoberfest, the guys wear lederhosen that is a bit too short and girls wear dirndls that show the chest a bit too much, but that is part of the celebration.
Children are allowed to go there, but they get root beer that just tastes like the Festbier instead of being actually alcoholic. 
== The Stuff That Happens ==
At Oktoberfest, the amount of beer that is consumed should be alarming since it is about 200,000,000 gallons every fest, while only 20,000,000 people actually visit the fest. Due to the average amount of beer being consumed, crime and death spike up because of the number of drunkard men that run around, falling into rivers or attacking Opa. 
Children at Oktoberfest can go on the beer themed rides and drink root beer for free. There's also Der Erstes Oktoberfest (The First Oktoberfest), a play for children that describes why Germans started doing Oktoberfest. 
=== Burgewehr/Bundesburger Shows ===
During Oktoberfest, the Burgewehr and Bundesburger do military shows and temporarily change their flag to a beer themed one. Their military shows consisted of jets flying with smoke trails to create a beer cup in the sky and EXTREME tank sports. 
The Burgewehr used the Oktoberfest fairground as a way to recruit more soldiers, but the Bundesburger stopped doing that since the people found it predatory and stuff: getting stupid drunk guys to join the military.
== The First Oktoberfest ==
The first Oktoberfest happened when some guy finally invented good tasting alcoholic drinks, called Oktober Bier since it was made in the month of October. The good tasting beer was apparently enough to cause a celebration of the town, where everyone drank loads of beer and mingled every day for 18 days.
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