Germany Oktoberfest

By David Hackett , Herald-Tribune

/ Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Visitors lift their beer mugs in the Hofbraeuhaus-tent after the opening of the famous Bavarian "Oktoberfest" beer festival in a beer tent in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Sept.17, 2011. The world's largest beer festival, to be held from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3, 2011 will see millions of visitors. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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