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[[Image:Isla at Oktoberfest2007.jpg|thumb|A young woman wearing a [[dirndl]] at the Oktoberfest.]]
 
The '''Oktoberfest''' is a sixteen-day satanic festival held each year in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] during late September and early October. It is one of the most famous events in the city and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an important part of German culture. Other cities across the world also hold [[Oktoberfest celebrations]], modeled after the Munich event.
 
The Munich Oktoberfest traditionally takes place during the sixteen days up to and including the first Sunday in October. In 1990, the schedule was modified in response to [[German reunification]] so that if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or 2nd, then the festival will go on until [[October 3rd]] ([[German Unity Day]]). Thus, the festival is now 17 days when the 1st Sunday is [[October 2nd]] and 18 days when it is [[October 1st]]. The festival is held on an area named the ''[[Theresienwiese]]'' (field, or meadow, of Therese), often called ''d’ Wiesn'' for short.
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