(May 21, 2015 at 4:27 pm)Alex K Wrote:(May 21, 2015 at 2:21 pm)c172 Wrote: Do you do Oktoberfest at all,or is that just for Yankee tourists?
It is something that is celebrated religiously by some of my acquaintances from Munich, so it is not just for tourists. Personally I've never been. But I've been to the Hofbräuhaus a few times
Since I come from the wine country, all villages in the vicinity where I grew up have a Weinfest, and during the Summer there are two every week on
average. This is what that looks like
During the fall we celebrate the wine harvest, and there are specialized festivals for young "new" wine that is in the middle of fermenting.
![[Image: theresienstrasse.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.pfalz-info.com%2Fimages%2Ftheresienstrasse.jpg)
That is excellent news. About two celebrations a week sounds about right. One needs time to recover if one overindulges during one of them.
It is good that you Germans are not neglecting your heritage.
The gatherings I attended were charming and delightful. It hardly mattered that I could not speak the language. Everyone seemed to be in good spirits, having an enjoyable time. Such things were part of the reason I did not really want to come home.
I hope you personally do not neglect your civic duty, and attend such functions as often as reasonably possible. Do not neglect the One True Religion. You probably want to join some of your friends for Oktoberfest, to expand your horizons.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
