Oktoberfest

The Earth is made up of seven continents, 196 countries, with over seven billion people across them, speaking 6500 different languages. There are thousands of different cultures and subcultures, and no two people will have the exact same preferences, but almost everyone in the world appreciates a good party. Oktoberfest is an annual German festival held in Munich, with the first being held in 1810. It is the world’s largest beer festival, lasting 16 days with over 6 million people attending every year. Columbus has hosted it’s very own version of the festival since 1965, with this year marking the 50th anniversary. With delicious food, great music, and fun events for all ages, Oktoberfest is an outstanding cultural festivity. Without delay,…

The Lady Antebellum Pavilion was packed with over 5,000 attendees of New Life Church’s annual fall festival, Gobble Fest, on Saturday, Nov. 18. New Life began having a fall festival several years ago, but this, by far, was the church’s most highly attended fall festival. There were numerous food vendors, a ferris wheel, inflatables and a turkey giveaway, complete with a live DJ. “It’s something that our Pastors, Bryan and Rhonda Matthews, started to reach out to the community,” said Faith…

Cheers to Lucktoberfest As summer comes to an end, we bid farewell to the parties at the beach and warm weather. But we say hello to all things fall! We’re especially excited about one event coming up soon…Oktoberfest! In fact, we’re so excited that we’ve even coined our own promotion in honor of this lovely tradition called Lucktoberfest. Read on to learn more about the Oktoberfest, and the promotions we have to offer. The History Well to put it quite simply, Oktoberfest is where millions…

As we moved in for a closer look, we realized that it was a boulder throwing contest. Men strong enough to pick up and hurl the 138 pound boulder, and maybe those who had drank a few too many steins, stepped up and heaved the rock with all their might, trying to beat the record. Most struggled just to lift the massive stone and were only able to lunge it forward about five feet. While interesting to watch, I had no interest in participating. I wanted to spend my day at Oktoberfest, not the…

I had the opportunity to go to the speaker on the Friday of Oktoberfest to learn about alcohol and its effects on the body and mind. These speakers brought up a great deal of information on alcohol, addiction, and how it effects the people surrounding this environment. One of the largest discussed concerns is the difference in drinking and use of drugs in society today in comparison to our parents’ generation. The first huge difference was in how much people drink now. It used to be that when…

Trade also changes cultures. Such as when the French and Spanish made items out of metal they traded it with the Native Americans for animal skin and horses. There are many individuals and groups who have brought a change to Texan culture whether it was with art, politics or science. As Americans we sometimes take the traditions that we celebrate for granted. After all, there are so many holidays with various religious and cultural origins that sometime we forget about them. Although many…

If each brewery in the US brewed six different beers, there would be nearly 25,000 craft beers to choose from. On the other hand, if you think about an IPA from Vermont or an IPA from Michigan, the variety does become a little less. Never fear. The nation’s brewers are responding to the constant demand for novelty and new tastes with soda pop. Seriously? Fermented hard-soda are truly a variant of craft beer, depending on yeast and the same complex blending of flavors that happens in the brewing…

With the magnificent slogan ‘the jewel of the Hills’ the gorgeous city La Mesa is situated in the lap of California state of the US. The meaning of the La Mesa is ‘the table’. It is just 14 km away from the San Diego on the eastern site. The stunning city is a focal point to attend the several art and cultural events throughout the year. The place is famous for its amazing events like Antique Street Fair and Christmas in the Village. Apart from these two, La Mesa holds its largest event of the…

movement quickly disintegrated around this time because of Nazi Germany. In this day and age Jazz has once again become widely popular throughout the country and because of this festivals, such as, JazzFest Berlin brings in people all around the world. The second popular genre is Pop music, which changes just as frequently as the United States pop scene. Another popular genre in Germany is hip hop, which usually bases their music off of socio-economic situations just like in the United States.…

Whether their day is revolved around work, the arts or celebrating Oktoberfest there is always something cultural happening in Germany. Germans value perfection. They are hardworking and their lives revolve around industrialist (Zimmermann, 2015). They believe that being a perfectionist has a large part from punctuality. This is due to the key infrastructure of transportation and communication (World Bank, 2000). Due to the success in the auto industry, Germans have found other ways to get…