00:00Oktoberfest is underway in Munich, with thousands gathering at the Theraisenweise for the opening
00:05of one of the world's largest folk festivals that will continue for 16 days.
00:10The traditional procession of festival landlords began at around 10.35 with about thousand
00:16hosts, musicians, showmen and waiting staff travelling through the city in decorated carriages
00:21and horse-drawn wagons.
00:26Festival tents had opened earlier, but beer could only be served after the official tapping
00:31of the first keg.
00:33At noon, Munich's new mayor, Dominik Krause, performed the ceremony for the first time in
00:38office in the Schottenhamel tent.
00:41After the mayor's traditional shouting, the beer is tapped, and 12 kanenschatz, beer service
00:47and fairground rides officially began.
00:50This year, a 1 litre mass of beer costs between 14 and 16 euros, while a large pretzel costs
00:58around 5 to 6 euros.
01:01Around 6.5 million people attended the previous Oktoberfest.
01:054.0 million people with the last night's final
01:05The net is a 2.0 million people's first character in the show.
01:05It is, it is a 3.5 million people.
01:10It is a 3.5 million people.
01:12It is another 1.5 million people.
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