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Munich, Germany

Prost! Beer, good cheer flow at Munich's famous Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest 2014 - Day Two
Participants of the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) enjoy drinking beer at Schuetzen beer tent.
Johannes Simon / Getty Images

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The Munich Oktoberfest lays claim to being the largest of its kind in the world. Last year more than six million people attended, between them consuming 6.7 million liters of beer and eating more than 114 oxen. In addition to eating, drinking and dancing, visitors enjoy parades and a variety of fairground rides.

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Oktoberfest 2014
Visitors clink beer mugs at Augustiner Beer tent.
Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images
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Oktoberfest 2014 - Day Two
Participants of the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) enjoy drinking beer at Schuetzen beer tent.
Johannes Simon / Getty Images
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Oktoberfest 2014 - Day Two
A salesperson offers Bavarian pretzels at the Augustiner Beer tent after the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) at Oktoberfest.
Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images