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The "Oktoberfest" dates back to this event:

Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to

Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12th October 1810. The

citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the

fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event.

The fields have been named Theresienwiese ("Theresa's fields") in honor

of the Crown Princess ever since, although the locals have since

abbreviated the name simply to the "Wies'n".

Today, the "Oktoberfest" is the largest festival in the world, with an

international flavor characteristic of the 21th century: some 6 million

visitors from all around the world converge on the Oktoberfest each year.

And since the "Oktoberfest" is still held on the Theresienwiese, the

locals still refer to the event simply as the "Wies'n". So "welcome to

the Wies'n" means nothing other than "welcome to the Oktoberfest"!

http://www.aurumxxl.com/oct2004/oktoberfest.htm

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