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The Sleepy History of Oktoberfest

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The History of the Oktoberfest Festival

The world's largest folk festival draws as many as six million attendees every year. It traces its routs back more than 200 years, to a royal wedding between two very interesting characters. At the time, bavaria was emerging from a state of upheaval. The wars of succession in austria and spain resulted in bavaria falling under the rule of charles theodore. In 17 77, he served as both prince elector and duke of the region. He signed over southern bavaria in exchange for part of the austrian netherlands.

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