Oktoberfestn.

Brit.

/ɒkˈtəʊbəfɛst/, U.S.

/ɑkˈtoʊbərˌfɛst/

Forms: 1800s October fest, 1900s Oktober-fest, 1900s– Oktoberfest.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Oktoberfest.

Etymology: < German Oktoberfest < Oktober October n. + Fest fest n.The Munich festival was first celebrated in October 1810 on the occasion of the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The Theresienwiese, where the festival takes place, is named after Princess Therese.

Originally: an annual festival celebrated in Munich in late September and early October (often with particular reference to the beer festival which forms part of it). Now (also): a similar autumn festival held elsewhere, esp. by American communities of German origin.

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society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > other festivities

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1859 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 2/4 When I was in Munich, a couple of days ago, attending the great ‘October fest’, [etc.].

1926 Manch. Guardian 28 Jan. 7/3 There will be held in Munich during the fortnight of the Oktoberfest..a brewery exhibition.

1929 Baedeker's S. Germany (ed. 13) 400 The Oktober-Fest, founded in 1810..and celebrated on the Theresien-Wiese..from the middle of Sept. to the beginning of Oct., attracts large crowds.

1950 Baedeker's Munich & Environs ii. 36 The Oktoberfest is held on the Theresienwiese..for a fortnight at the end of September and beginning of October. It was founded in 1810 on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Ludwig (afterwards King Ludwig I).

1977 Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. iv. 19/2 There will be street dancing, entertainment, and a corn roast as Merrill [sc. Wisconsin] celebrates its Oktoberfest.

1986 S. Zielinski in A. Rabinbach & J. Zipes Germans & Jews since Holocaust xiv. 275 Twelve people died and 213 were severely injured in a bomb explosion at the Munich Oktoberfest in 1980.

2003 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 Aug. n8 The outreach center might sponsor Oktoberfest.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oktoberfest
释义	Oktoberfestn. Brit. /ɒkˈtəʊbəfɛst/, U.S. /ɑkˈtoʊbərˌfɛst/ Forms: 1800s October fest, 1900s Oktober-fest, 1900s– Oktoberfest. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Oktoberfest. Etymology: < German Oktoberfest < Oktober October n. + Fest fest n.The Munich festival was first celebrated in October 1810 on the occasion of the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The Theresienwiese, where the festival takes place, is named after Princess Therese. Originally: an annual festival celebrated in Munich in late September and early October (often with particular reference to the beer festival which forms part of it). Now (also): a similar autumn festival held elsewhere, esp. by American communities of German origin. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > other festivities hoppingc1330 hocking1406 church ale1448 bid-alec1462 kirk-ale1543 maids' ale1547 quaff-tide1582 help-ale1587 clerk-ale1627 Chinese New Year1704 Rasa-yatra1767 spring festival1788 souling1813 gooding1818 walking day1826 yatra1827 triacontaëterid1839 pwe1842 Thomasing1847 hocking-ale1854 Mary-ale1857 Oktoberfest1859 Marymass1866 club-walking1874 Lag b'Omer1874 full moon festival1876 beerfest1877 Tanabata1880 Moon Festival1892 bierfest1908 sausage fest1908 Zar1931 rara1941 mas'1956 molimo1960 Kwanzaa1970 1859 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 2/4 When I was in Munich, a couple of days ago, attending the great ‘October fest’, [etc.]. 1926 Manch. Guardian 28 Jan. 7/3 There will be held in Munich during the fortnight of the Oktoberfest..a brewery exhibition. 1929 Baedeker's S. Germany (ed. 13) 400 The Oktober-Fest, founded in 1810..and celebrated on the Theresien-Wiese..from the middle of Sept. to the beginning of Oct., attracts large crowds. 1950 Baedeker's Munich & Environs ii. 36 The Oktoberfest is held on the Theresienwiese..for a fortnight at the end of September and beginning of October. It was founded in 1810 on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Ludwig (afterwards King Ludwig I). 1977 Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. iv. 19/2 There will be street dancing, entertainment, and a corn roast as Merrill [sc. Wisconsin] celebrates its Oktoberfest. 1986 S. Zielinski in A. Rabinbach & J. Zipes Germans & Jews since Holocaust xiv. 275 Twelve people died and 213 were severely injured in a bomb explosion at the Munich Oktoberfest in 1980. 2003 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 Aug. n8 The outreach center might sponsor Oktoberfest. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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