Oktoberfest in Bavaria goes back to the very roots of this ... Lederhosen for the men and dirndls for the women became the couture du jour, and brass bands joined forces as the traditional music.

Swaying through moral crises and social revolutions, Jeffrey M Pilcher’s Hopped Up explains how beer took over the world ...

This was the name given in the 19th century to the maids who worked on farms in Bavaria ... to the Oktoberfest or the folk festival, but to clean, work in the stables and in the fields. Around 1930, ...

Oktoberfest in Chippewa Falls will be under new management when the festival returns in September. The Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has operated Oktoberfest since its inception in 2003.

If you’ve found yourself unable to travel to Germany for Oktoberfest this year, the Bay Area has you covered with events and celebrations designed to provide a slice of the traditional Bavarian ...

The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women, the latest crackdown on women’s rights since they took power in August 2021.

The new year brings a mixed picture for women’s political representation – the highest glass ceiling in American politics remains intact, but female governors and state legislators are setting ...

However, the Oide Wiesn was so popular that it was decided to establish it in a slightly different form as a permanent part of the Oktoberfest from 2011. The Oide Wiesn shares its location with the ...

Business grants for women can help you grow your business for free, as opposed to small-business loans or other types of debt-based funding that you must pay back. But competition for small ...

Christie Dietz The Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper) is one of the world’s most acclaimed opera houses. Its history goes back some 350 years and today, it has its own orchestra ...