Canada’s largest Oktoberfest
If you live outside of Canada and you’ve heard of किचनर, वाटरलू, इसकी वजह से हो सकता है रिसरà¥à¤š इन मोशन.
किचनर, वाटरलू के लिठकोई अपराध, but this Ontario region’s most famous product is much better known than the cities themselves. वाटरलू में मà¥à¤–à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤²à¤¯, रिसरà¥à¤š इन मोशन (उरà¥à¤« रिम) is the maker of the now-ubiquitous बà¥à¤²à¥ˆà¤•à¤¬à¥‡à¤°à¥€.
लेकिन के जà¥à¤¡à¤¼à¤µà¤¾à¤‚ शहर चूलà¥à¤¹à¤¾–वाटरलू, के बारे में सà¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤ 100 मी (60 मील) टोरंटो के पशà¥à¤šà¤¿à¤®, पà¥à¤°à¤¸à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤¿ के लिठà¤à¤• और दावा किया है: The region is home to a large German-Canadian community, और उनकी वारà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤• Oktoberfest is the largest Bavarian festival in North America.
This year’s Oktoberfest opens today, अकà¥à¤Ÿà¥‚बर 9, और शनिवार के माधà¥à¤¯à¤® से चलाता है, अकà¥à¤Ÿà¥‚बर 17. आप कर सकते हैं get the whole calendar of Oktoberfest events here.
Here’s an excerpt from my book, कनाडा में विदेशों में रहने वाले, about the Kitchener-Waterloo region’s German heritage:
जलà¥à¤¦à¥€ 1800s, communities of Pennsylvania “Dutch†(actually settlers from Germany) moved north to southern Ontario to escape religious persecution in the United States. One of Ontario’s original Mennonite settlements, के शहर सेंट. याकूब outside Waterloo still has a significant Mennonite population, including bonnet-clad women and bearded men who sell vegetables, मीट, और पर जाम local farmers’ markets.
For a more detailed history of German immigration to Canada, have a look at The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples.
In the meantime, tuck into a कटलेट and hoist a glass at Canada’s largest Oktoberfest!