慕尼黑啤酒节The Munich Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival celebrating beer held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world's largest fair, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. Large quantities of Oktoberfest Beer are consumed. Visitors may also enjoy a wide variety of traditional food such as chicken, roast pork, grilled ham hock, grilled fish on a stick, sausages along with Pretzel, potato or bread dumplings, cheese noodles, potato pancakes, Sauerkraut along with such Bavarian delicacies as a spiced cheese-butter spread and a white sausage. The beer must also be brewed within the city limits of Munich. Beers meeting these criteria may be designated Oktoberfest Beer.

德国巴伐利亚州举行的慕尼黑啤酒节从9月末一直延续到10月份的第一个星期，持续时间是16天。这是德国最著名的节日之一，也是世界上最大的集会活动，大约有来自全世界6百万人参加。在啤酒节上，人们会喝掉大量的慕尼黑啤酒。参加啤酒节的人还可以享受到许多美食，例如鸡肉、烤猪肉、烤火腿、烤鱼、泡菜以及巴伐利亚当地的五香奶酪和慕尼黑白肠。啤酒必须是在慕尼黑市里酿造的。只有符合这些条件的啤酒才能被批准参加啤酒节。