Germany's Oktoberfest unlikely to take place this year
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-oktoberfes/germanys-oktoberfest-unlikely-to-take-place-this-year-idUSKCN21Y1PJ
BERLIN (Reuters) - The annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, is unlikely to take place this year due to the coronavirus crisis, the premier of the southern German state of Bavaria said on Thursday.
The Oktoberfest attracts around six million visitors to Munich every year, with many traveling from abroad. Revelers sit together on long communal tables to swig beer, eat sausages, pretzel or pork knuckle, and listen to oompah bands. ...
C'mon, Man! That's all great, but THIS is what the guys come to Oktoberfest for ...
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