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A young woman wearing a traditional Bavarian "Dirndl" smiles as she receives a mug of beer in the Hofbrauhaus tent after the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 18, 2010. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP/Getty Images)
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Farmer assistant Mariusz Strzelecki reaps hops during the early morning hours in Ebrantshausen near Ingolstadt, southern Germany, September 20, 2010. Bavarian farmer Sebastian Hirmer reaps hops from 18 hectare fields annually. About four hectare of hops are enough for the production of beer for the entire Oktoberfest season. (REUTERS/Michaela Rehle) #
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A lion drinking beer, the logo of a brewery, and a ferris wheel silhouette over the Oktoberfest festival ground at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 16, 2010. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) #
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Women decorate gingerbread Oktoberfest hearts with icing in the "Zuckersucht" bakery in Aschheim near Munich September 16, 2010. Zuckersucht produces about one million gingerbread hearts for very Oktoberfest season. (REUTERS/Michaela Rehle) #
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Alphorn blowers await the beginning of the opening ceremony of the "Historical Wiesn" in Munich on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) #
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Bavarian riflemen march in the traditional costumes at the riflemen's procession on the occasion of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) #
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Men in traditional Bavarian outfits participate in the traditional riflemen's parade of the Oktoberfest on September 19, 2010 in Munich, Germany. (Alexandra Beier/Getty Images) #
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Musicians of a traditional Bavarian brass band are reflected in the horn of a brass instrument as they take part in the traditional Oktoberfest costume parade through the streets of Munich on September 19, 2010. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) #
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A tired Bavarian boy in traditional dress is pulled by two participants during the traditional costume and riflemen's procession of the Oktoberfest festival in Munich on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) #
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Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer (right) applauds as Munich Mayor Christian Ude taps the first barrel of beer during the opening ceremony for the 177th Oktoberfest in Munich September 18, 2010. (REUTERS/Michael Dalder) #
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Revelers reach out for a spilling mug of beer in the Hofbrauhaus tent after the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich on September 18, 2010. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP/Getty Images) #
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Overall view shows visitors crowding the Hacker beer tent on the opening day of the 177th edition of the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich on September 18, 2010. (SEBASTIAN WIDMANN/AFP/Getty Images) #
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Men wearing traditional Bavarian clothes toast with beer during the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest in Munich on September 18, 2010. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger) #
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People wearing traditional Bavarian clothes raise a toast during the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest in Munich on September 18, 2010. (REUTERS/Michaela Rehle) #
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A young woman prepares a booth selling gingerbread hearts for the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich on September 16, 2010. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) #
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Visitors enjoy a tall festival ride at the Oktoberfest in Munich on September 19, 2010. (REUTERS/Michael Dalder) #
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Women wearing traditional Bavarian Dirndls scream during an amusement ride at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich on September 18, 2010. (SEBASTIAN WIDMANN/AFP/Getty Images) #
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Visitors enjoy a spin during the second day of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) #
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Drunk visitors rest in the grass during the opening day of the Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese on September 18, 2010 in Munich, Germany. (Alexandra Beier/Getty Images) #
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A bartender pours beer during the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest in Munich on September 18, 2010. (REUTERS/Michaela Rehle) #
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