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 Oktoberfest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The first Oktoberfest, held from October 12 - October 17, 1810 in Munich, was a horse race on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
A huge Oktoberfest is held in the Brazilian city of Blumenau, and many other Brazilian cities founded by Germans have their own Oktoberfest, such as Rolândia, São José do Cedro, Seara and Itapiranga.
Hong Kong celebrates the Oktoberfest since 1991 and it is organized by the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel.
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 Oktoberfest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Oktoberfest, held from October 12–October 17, 1810 in Munich, was to celebrate the occasion of the wedding of Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen, and was ended with a horse race.
A huge Oktoberfest is held in the Brazilian city of Blumenau (more than 600,000 ppl in 2004), and many other Brazilian cities founded by Germans have their own Oktoberfest, such as Santa Cruz do Sul (more than 500,000 ppl in 2004), Rolândia, São José do Cedro, Seara and Itapiranga.
Hong Kong has celebrated the Oktoberfest since 1991 and it is organized by the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel.
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 Oktoberfest - Wikipedia
Oktoberfest är en stor ölfest, som hålls i slutet av september varje år i München i Bayern, Tyskland.
Den första oktoberfesten hölls år 1810, och numera anses Oktoberfest vara den största folkfesten i världen.
Sedan 1991 har en stor Oktoberfest hållits i Hong Kong.
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 Oktoberfest - Wikipedia
La prima Oktoberfest, si tenne a Monaco dall'12 al 17 ottobre del 1810.
La più grande Oktoberfest al di fuori della Germania si tiene a Kitchener-Waterloo, in Canada, nel periodo del giorno del ringraziamento canadese; le città gemelle hanno una forte componente della popolazione di origine tedesca.
Una grossa Oktoberfest si svolge nella città brasiliana di Blumenau, come in altre città del Brasile fondate da tedeschi.
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 Oktoberfest - Wikipédia
A Oktoberfest se inicia em meados de setembro e termina duas semanas mais tarde, no primeiro domingo de outubro - daí o nome Oktoberfest (Em alemão, "Oktober" significa outubro, e "Fest", festa ou festival).
A primeira Oktoberfest ocorreu no início dos anos 1800, em Munique, mas hoje ela é celebrada praticamente em todos os continentes, seguindo as linhas de imigração da Alemanha para o mundo - ou da indústria turística, no caso da Ásia, onde se celebra a Oktoberfest em Hong Kong e no Vietnã.
A Oktoberfest de Leavenworth, localizada a cerca de duas horas de distância de Seattle, estado de Washington, também é um evento considerável, celebrando a Oktoberfest em outubro com muito estilo, tradicionalismo bávaro, e bem ao gosto dos turistas, como se faz no sul do Brasil.
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 Station Information - Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is a two-week beer festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, during late September and early October.
The idea of Oktoberfest has spread from Munich to many other cities around the world with ethnic German populations.
The largest Oktoberfest outside Germany is held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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 Encyclopedia: Oktoberfest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Oktoberfest, carriage parade, Opening day 04/09/18 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
Oktoberfest marching band, Opening day 04/09/18 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
The Oktoberfest Hannover is a fair which takes place every year at he end of September/beginning of October place in Hannover.
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 /fm Article: FM Travels the World. The Harvard Crimson Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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Throughout the past century, Hong Kong has shedded its romanticized image of lazy junk boats drifting along the harbor, and transformed into a sizzling international center of financial and social acitvities.
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 Hong Kong Hotel and Travel Information — Hong Kong Hotel & Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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Have fun during your stay in Hong Kong and we know you will be one of the many who return again and again to visit.
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 Simon World :: September 2003 Archives
Across the street are the heart of bureaucrats in Hong Kong, with various Government office towers.
Hong Kong's buildings are all that is good and bad about the place - they mix all sorts of styles in no discernible plan other than the worship of Mammon.
Hong Kong is a trading centre and a mixture and people such as me make up a small part of the mix.
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 TIMEasia.com | Culture on Demand: Bottoms Up | 10/27/2000
In Hong Kong, that means the return of one of the city's most curious cultural events -- Oktoberfest at the Hong Kong Hotel.
According to whom you speak to, it is either one of the great moments of the year or one of Hong Kong's more embarrassing attempts at importing overseas culture.
Regardless, Oktoberfest in China sounds like fun -- and it is. I contend that this annual tradition is one absolutely grand experience in lederhosen, singing, and beer drinking for thousands of Hong Kongers who have not yet ventured to Munich.
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 Lexikonia - le informazioni circa Oktoberfest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Oktoberfest è un festival della birra, della durata di due settimane, che si tiene ogni anno a Monaco di Baviera (München), in Germania, a cavallo tra la fine di settembre e l'inizio di ottobre.
La prima Oktoberfest, si tenne a Monaco di Baviera dall'12 ottobre al 17 ottobre del 1810.
Hong Kong celebra una Oktoberfest (Hong Kong) dal 1991.
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 Zung Fu Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Oktoberfest is a traditional German festival dating from 1810.
The original Oktoberfest took place to celebrate a Royal marriage and involved lots of dancing and beer drinking.
Today, Oktoberfest is held every year in Germany, over a two-week period, and generates great excitement.
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 AsiaCuisine: Oktoberfest at Holiday Inn Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Holiday Inn Golden Mile invites Hong Kong to celebrate the famous Oktoberfest - a traditional Bavarian Beer Festival, on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th September 1998.
Holiday Inn Golden Mile was the first hotel to introduce Oktoberfest to Hong Kong in 1980.
The historic origins can be traced to festivities held in October 1810, which celebrate the wedding of his father, King Louis I. Now, Oktoberfest in Germany attracts almost 6 millions tourists each year, eager to consume copious quantities of food and beer.
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 The Carillon - Family - November 4, 2004 - Week #45   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Hong Kong is truly an international city and it has a thriving German community.
The five members of the Notenhobler group were masters at getting the often retiring Chinese people of Hong Kong involved in singing, dancing and generally making fools of themselves by trying to play traditional instruments and games.
Of course no Oktoberfest celebration would be complete without beer and there were any number of German brands on tap for the guests to enjoy.
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 Simon World: September 2003 Archives
And Hong Kong tax is 15%, where Australia is 48%.
That said last night about midnight JC started calling out and making a ruckus over nothing much and proceeded to do so for the next hour, so if she's lucky she might just make it out of toddler status before Mrs M and I gag her.
Hong Kong is larger than you think, more cosmopolitan than you imagine and an ecletic mix of culture and people.
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 EuroTrip Discussion Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Those Hong Kong Chinese (and visitors from the mainland as well) sure love their shopping malls.
Hong Kong--with lots of tall buildings, green spaces, and people everywhere--is just too cool for words, despite the fucking hawkers on Nathan Road trying to sell you cheap suits and fake rolexes.
My favorite sites were Hong Kong Island (all of it) and Cheung Chau, which probably provides a closer look at the "real" China than anywhere else in HK.
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 EuroTrip Discussion Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
I like S'pore because although it has the similar big-Asian city feel to it that Hong Kong does, there is more variety there.
The cultures in Singapore tend to be a combination of Malay, Indonesian, Indian, and Chinese.
Probably traditional Cantonese food is easier found in Hong Kong, but I like the spice of Singapore.
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 Festivals and Events for August - Tangent E-zine Online Travel Magazine - HotelTravel.com
Great entertainment for families, Hong Kong's six-week arts carnival covers a huge range of performing and visual arts.
Festival of the Hungry Ghosts, 30 August 2005, in Hong Kong.
Berliners who can't wait for the Oktoberfest, head for this beer garden which measures 1600-metres (one mile) long.
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It is home to the world famous Oktoberfest and numerous other festivals, close to the Alps and surrounded by numerous lakes.
ICSC '95 is the Third International Conference on Computer Science to be held in Hong Kong.
HONG KONG Hong Kong, widely known as the Pearl of the Orient, is one of the major commercial and financial centers in the world.
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 New  South China Morning Post Beer Columns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich ended last Sunday with 5.4 million people having munched through 51,000 pork knuckles, 35,000 spit-roasted chicken and 150,000 sausages in two weeks, served by 1600 waitresses and 12,000 staff.
While there are no major Oktoberfest events in Hong Kong, the German pubs in the city serve interesting beers from Deutschland
But unfortunately none of the German pubs in Hong Kong serve Marzenbier – the traditional Oktoberfest beer brewed in March specifically for the festival.
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