It began with the Royal Wedding on 12 October 1810.
Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig
I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12
October
1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held
on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal
event. The fields were renamed Theresienwiese
("Theres'a Fields") to honor the Crown Princess, although the locals
have since abbreviated the name simply to "Wiesn". Horse races in the
presence of the royal family marked the close of the event that was
celebrated as a festival
for the whole of Bavaria. The decision to repeat the horse races in
subsequest years gave rise to the tradition of Oktoberfest.
In 1811, an added feature to the horse races was the first Agricultural
Show, designed to boost Bavarian agriculture. The horse races, which
were the oldest - and at one time - the most popular
event of the festival are no longer held today. But the Agricultural
Show is still held every three years during the Oktoberfest on the
southern part of the festival grounds.
In the first few decades, the choices of amusements were sparse. In
1818, the first carousel and two swings were set up. Vistitors were able
to quench their thirst at small beer stands, which grew rapidly in
number. In 1896 the beer stands were replaced by the first beer tents
and halls set up by the enterprising landlords with the backing of the
breweries. The remainder of the festival site was taken up by a
fun-fair. The range of carousels offered was already increasing rapidly
in the 1870's as the fairground trade continued to grow and develope in
Germany.
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I love Oktoberfest! Our city celebrates it every year! It is huge!.
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