Oktoberfest

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** FILE ** The famous Bavarian Oktoberfest. (Associated Press)

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Musicians await the start of a band concert at the famous Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. Held from Sept. 22 to Oct. 7, the Oktoberfest will see millions of visitors. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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The annual Oktoberfest celebration in Cullman, Ala., added beer halls to the oompah bands and dancing for the first time Monday, thus ending the town's claim that it hosted the world's only dry Oktoberfest. (Associated Press)