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THE world's most famous beer festival kicked off in Germany today and drinkers are already piling into booze tents in their thousands.

Dressed in traditional Lederhosen trousers and drindl blouses, many were seen sprinting to beat the queues at the 185th annual Oktoberfest event in Munich.

Visitors have started drinking at the world's biggest beer festival in Munich
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Visitors have started drinking at the world's biggest beer festival in MunichCredit: AP:Associated Press
Visitors toast with beers during the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest in Munich
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Visitors toast with beers during the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest in MunichCredit: Reuters

More than seven million are expected to stumble in and out of the 34 massive, music-filled tents on the Theresienwiese field.

The numbers are quite staggering: By the time last orders are called on October 2, almost seven million litres of beer will have been poured.

This adds to 94,000 litres of wine, 42,000 litres of sparkling and another 299,000 litres of coffee and tea.

These drinkers will have consumed more than 500,000 pieces of chicken and 280,000 pork sausages, .

This woman is having the time of her life at the Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich
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This woman is having the time of her life at the Oktoberfest celebrations in MunichCredit: Getty Images - Getty
And these women serving the beer are quite possibly the most popular in the room
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And these women serving the beer are quite possibly the most popular in the roomCredit: Getty Images - Getty
A young woman celebrates the opening of the 185th Oktoberfest
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A young woman celebrates the opening of the 185th OktoberfestCredit: AP:Associated Press
People reach out for a glass of beer in Munich
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People reach out for a glass of beer in MunichCredit: AP:Associated Press
People battle for a glass of beer during the opening of the 185th Oktoberfest
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People battle for a glass of beer during the opening of the 185th OktoberfestCredit: AP:Associated Press
Tens of thousands of women dressed in traditional blouses known as drindls were seen running into the festival to get a good seat
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Tens of thousands of women dressed in traditional blouses known as drindls were seen running into the festival to get a good seatCredit: Alamy Live News
Drinkers were seen sprinting to beat the queues at the original Munich Oktoberfest event
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Drinkers were seen sprinting to beat the queues at the original Munich Oktoberfest eventCredit: EPA
Inside, the drinking has already begun and will continue until last orders on October 2
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Inside, the drinking has already begun and will continue until last orders on October 2Credit: Alamy Live News
More than seven million people are expected to stumble in and out of the tents in Munich over the next two weeks
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More than seven million people are expected to stumble in and out of the tents in Munich over the next two weeksCredit: Reuters

 

British tourists dressed as Bavarian girls in Dirndls rock Germany's Oktoberfest but are their outfits too revealing?

The festival also expects to foil 111,000 cases of mug theft and there will be more than 1,000 tonnes of rubbish to clear up afterwards.

In addition to the many huge beer tents selling regional beers, the Munich Oktoberfest sees traditional parades and live music - along with opportunities to taste lots of delicious local cuisine.

Meanwhile, many more millions in cities around the world will attend celebrations modelled on the original Munich festival.

But there's already scandal brewing: Many Germans are not fans of the revealing outfits being worn by beer-swilling female tourists who flock to Oktoberfest for a knees up.

Visitors celebrate in a beer tent on the opening day of the 2018 Oktoberfest beer
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Visitors celebrate in a beer tent on the opening day of the 2018 Oktoberfest beerCredit: Getty Images - Getty
This woman finished her beer and proudly posed with it in Munich
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This woman finished her beer and proudly posed with it in MunichCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Visitors cheer with beers during the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest
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Visitors cheer with beers during the opening day of the 185th OktoberfestCredit: Reuters
People run to enter the 185th Oktoberfest event, the biggest beer festival in the world
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People run to enter the 185th Oktoberfest event, the biggest beer festival in the worldCredit: AP:Associated Press
Visitors cheer at the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest in Munich
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Visitors cheer at the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest in MunichCredit: Reuters
Over the next week-and-a-half, revellers will consume almost seven million pints of beer
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Over the next week-and-a-half, revellers will consume almost seven million pints of beerCredit: Reuters
The Munich festival is the biggest in the world but millions more will be attending events across the globe
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The Munich festival is the biggest in the world but millions more will be attending events across the globeCredit: EPA
Visitors run to get a spot at the Oktoberfest area at the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest in Munich
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Visitors run to get a spot at the Oktoberfest area at the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest in MunichCredit: Reuters
Inside the massive 34 tents in Munich are 100,000 seats for drinkers
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Inside the massive 34 tents in Munich are 100,000 seats for drinkersCredit: AP:Associated Press
The festival is a great chance for local merchants to hock their products to drunken tourists
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The festival is a great chance for local merchants to hock their products to drunken touristsCredit: EPA

Cultural leaders believe much of what is being worn is becoming more and more like a porno version of the buxom dress called the dirndl.

Franz Thalhammer, an accordionist and former chairman of Munich’s Georgenstoana Baierbrunn folk group, is not happy.

, he to a local newspaper how the costume bares no resemblance to the real thing.

He added: "A dirndl is something nice, it can make almost anyone pretty. But some of the dresses you see these days are crazy."

People run to enter the 185th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich
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People run to enter the 185th Oktoberfest beer festival in MunichCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Visitors wait inside the Hofbraeu tent for the opening of the 185th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich
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Visitors wait inside the Hofbraeu tent for the opening of the 185th Oktoberfest beer festival in MunichCredit: EPA
Visitors run to get a spot at the Oktoberfest area
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Visitors run to get a spot at the Oktoberfest areaCredit: Reuters
People wait anxiously for the doors to open at the massive event
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People wait anxiously for the doors to open at the massive eventCredit: EPA
A German waitress takes a selfie as the first visitors arrive to book tables
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A German waitress takes a selfie as the first visitors arrive to book tablesCredit: AFP
Thousands queue up to get into the festival early
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Thousands queue up to get into the festival earlyCredit: AP:Associated Press
Huge queues formed outside the main festival in Munich
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Huge queues formed outside the main festival in MunichCredit: Getty Images - Getty
People wave during a parade as part of the opening ceremony
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People wave during a parade as part of the opening ceremonyCredit: AP:Associated Press
Visitors to the Oktoberfest have gotten seats in the Hofbrauzelt
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Visitors to the Oktoberfest have gotten seats in the HofbrauzeltCredit: EPA

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A Munich based crime author also waded into the debate, saying: "With the young women it often looks like porno dresses, short and low-cut and cheap material."

The number of people sporting Bavarian folk costumes to the world’s biggest beer festival, which starts on September 22, has boomed in the past ten years.

Ulku Stephanides, who has run the Carnival Store in Kensington, west London, told the Times: "For women, we have either knee-length or shorter than knee-length dresses. People used to have a normal size."

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