{"id":2087,"date":"2026-03-06T20:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2026-03-06T20:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:40:23","slug":"oktoberfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/oktoberfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Oktoberfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When most people hear Oktoberfest, they picture big steins and loud cheers. But did you know this tradition has roots far deeper than just beer?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Story:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all began in 1810, when Munich celebrated the royal wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese with horse races, music, and dancing. The party was so joyful that it became an annual tradition \u2014 and now, more than 200 years later, it\u2019s still celebrated worldwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Culture:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the food, Oktoberfest is alive with folk music, colorful parades, and traditional outfits like dirndls and lederhosen \u2014 each a symbol of German pride and heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Values:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At its heart, Oktoberfest is about community, joy, and passing on history and hospitality to the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Connection:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At German Saturday School Houston, our students don\u2019t just learn the language \u2014 they step into the stories, traditions, and values that make celebrations like Oktoberfest so meaningful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cultural-event.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most people hear Oktoberfest, they picture big steins and loud cheers. But did you know this tradition has roots far deeper than just beer?&nbsp; The Story: It all began in 1810, when Munich celebrated the royal wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese with horse races, music, and dancing. The party was so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2087"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2104,"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions\/2104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deutschesamstagsschule.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}