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Oktoberfest 2014

September 22, 2014

Can't get to the Wies'n this year? Here's everything you need to know about Oktoberfest in Munich - one of the world's largest beer celebrations.

Visitors hold up the first mug of beer after the tapping of the first barrel during the opening ceremony for the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2014, Copyright: REUTERS/Michael Dalder
Image: Reuters/Michael Dalder

Can't get to the Wies'n this year? Here's everything you need to know about Oktoberfest in Munich - one of the world's largest beer celebrations.

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