What you should not do at the Oktoberfest 2022: Important information before the tapping

Created: 09/13/2022 10:21 am

View of the rides and attractions on the meadows.

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The Wiesn has not taken place since 2019.

But the wait will soon be over.

Between beer, the right outfit and the successful table reservation, you should pay attention to these things.

Munich – After a forced break of two years, the Oktoberfest is to take place again in Munich.

The Oktoberfest starts on Saturday (September 17) - with the special beer, the special dirndl rules and other confusing peculiarities.

September on the Theresienwiese for the first time after two years without a Oktoberfest due to the corona virus: Ozapft is.

A good two weeks should be celebrated as in the past - and as always, the festival also has its pitfalls.

The Oktoberfest measure: Stronger and more expensive than usual

First: The Maß, with a short a.

Not the measure or the measure.

The measure is the measure of a liter.

A certain goodwill applies, the jug filled with 0.9 liters is taken as a measure.

The barley juice runs down your throat all too quickly in the musty humidity of the tents - be careful!

The beer brewed especially for the Wiesn is particularly strong.

Its alcohol content is 5.8 to 6.4 percent with a higher original wort, normal light has about 4.8 percent.

One liter contains as much alcohol as eight schnapps, five liter correspond to one bottle of schnapps.

It would be expensive: a beer costs 12.60 euros to 13.80 euros.

This means that some prices have increased by a full 16.1 percent compared to 2019.

Oktoberfest 2022: when is the best time to go to the Wiesn?

For more than 70 years, the Mayor of Munich has been tapping the first keg of beer, shouting "Ozapft is" - and thus opening the festival.

Mayor Thomas Wimmer initiated this in 1950. It is said that he drove to the fairground in the car of the Schottenhamel host family and the host had it tapped spontaneously.

According to another version, Wimmer's tapping was planned, as it was a sign of closeness to the people and a new beginning.

You shouldn't do that when you visit the Wiesn

Main question: how to get in?

Best during the week during the day.

As before the pandemic, the reservable tables are all but gone in the evenings.

However, there are always places that must remain unreserved according to complex rules.

Passing tickets to the waitress to get a free table is not a good idea.

If she gets caught by the landlord, she'll be thrown out - the guests possibly with them.

Not a good idea either: leave the tent for a stroll and come back later.

If the tent is closed due to overcrowding, there is no way back.

The beach towel method does not work.

If you leave your clothes behind, you may be rid of them.

Also because thieves are on the way.

Oktoberfest 2022: Flirt at the Wiesn - note no-gos

We've already talked about the beer and the nasty alcohol content.

Caution again: the substance is disinhibiting.

In addition, there is the image of the Wiesn as an anarchic orgy of beer, chicken and allegedly immeasurable opportunities for flirting.

All this makes some otherwise well-behaved guests go overboard in the intoxication of the party and alcohol.

Women are well advised to shove away unwanted hands with a clear no.

Men, of course, first and foremost not to put on unwanted hands.

New this year: the mask.

Safely protects against unwanted kissing attempts.

In the worst case: call folders.

Unless the approach is comfortable.

Then there is nothing to object to, as long as the rules of public order are observed.

Which is not always the case.

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Oktoberfest 2022: What to wear at the Wiesn

The dirndl shows whether an attempt to flirt could be worthwhile.

If the woman wears the bow of the apron on the left, she is free, right means married or in steady hands.

Center loop: Virgo.

Bow Back: Unclear.

Probably not locals, that's how you usually tie your kitchen apron.

Because many women quickly buy the dirndl without instructions, the bow tie rules get mixed up - and create exactly the confusion that they are supposed to prevent.

But what do you generally wear?

Anything that is fun is allowed.

Scots like to come in kilts, men in white and blue diamond suits and women - traditionally a no-go - in lederhosen.

The hat with the stuffed chicken on it just can't be eradicated, but the T-shirt with "performance drinker" really doesn't have to be.

Anyone who buys a dirndl or lederhosen on their way to the festival and thinks they are wearing real costumes is wrong.

The traditional costumes maintained by associations, which vary from village to village, are expensive and often handmade.

Oktoberfest 2022: what's new?

Two canceled Wiesn, what is different now?

Officially not much.

The festival takes place, as always, without conditions.

But it is eagerly awaited how the audience will react.

Bookings from abroad are also very good, says host spokesman Peter Inselkammer.

He expects a lot of interest from the younger guests in particular.

You have to see how the older ones behave and whether there will be family visits with grandpa and grandma.

Doctors warned of a high risk of infection at the folk festival.

You will probably see some masks.