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Every stitch has a reason. Every motif carries a meaning. Here is what your lederhosen is actually saying.
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In the Oktoberfest birthday celebration, the air is filled with the aroma of crisp and satisfying beer - the Oktobe...
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If you've ever admired the Bavarian flag's white-and-blue diamonds or wondered why Austria...
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Watch a German grandfather at Oktoberfest.
Watch him walk into the Schottenhamel tent on o...
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Bavaria isn't just a place on the map — it's a feeling, a legacy. At the heart of it all i...
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Oktoberfest is famous for beer. But anyone who has spent time inside the beer tents or vis...
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Ask most people what Lederhosen means and they'll say "those leather shorts Germans wear a...
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Ask ten people around the world what they know about Bavaria, and you'll get ten different...
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Roughly 45 million Americans report German ancestry — the largest single ethnic heritage g...
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On the morning of May 1st, walk into almost any Bavarian village square, and you'll see th...