Munich's mayor Christian Ude opens the first beer barrel with the traditional cry "O�zapft is!" (It's tapped!) to start the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 20, 2008 at the "Theresienwiese" in Munich, southern Germany. Organisers of the world's largest folk festival running until 05 October expect up to six million visitors to enjoy Bavarian beer in huge tents and fun rides on the fairgrounds. Getty Images logo Getty Images 44 months ago

Munich's mayor Christian Ude opens the first beer barrel with the traditional cry "O�zapft is!" (It's tapped!) to start the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 20, 2008 at the "Theresienwiese" in Munich, southern Germany. Organisers of the world's largest folk festival running until 05 October expect up to six million visitors to enjoy Bavarian beer in huge tents and fun rides on the fairgrounds.

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