Canada’s largest Oktoberfest
If you live outside of Canada and you’ve heard of ã‚ッãƒãƒŠãƒ¼-ウォータールー, ãã‚Œã¯ã®ãŸã‚ã‹ã‚‚ã—ã‚Œã¾ã›ã‚“ ã¯ã€Research In Motion.
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ã—ã‹ã—ã€åŒåã®éƒ½å¸‚ ã‚ッãƒãƒŠãƒ¼–ウォータールー, ã®ã¨ã“ã‚ã«ä½ç½® 100 ã‚ム(60 マイル) トãƒãƒ³ãƒˆã®è¥¿, å声ã¸ã®åˆ¥ã®ä¸»å¼µã‚’æŒã£ã¦ã„ã‚‹: The region is home to a large German-Canadian community, 㨠毎年æ’例㮠オクトーãƒãƒ¼ãƒ•ã‚§ã‚¹ãƒˆ is the largest Bavarian festival in North America.
This year’s Oktoberfest opens today, 10月 9, ã¨åœŸæ›œæ—¥ã«é€šã£ã¦, 10月 17. ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒã§ãã¾ã™ get the whole calendar of Oktoberfest events here.
Here’s an excerpt from my book, カナダã§ã®ç•™å¦ç”Ÿæ´», about the Kitchener-Waterloo region’s German heritage:
1800年代åˆæœŸã«, 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, 町㮠è–. ジェイコブス outside Waterloo still has a significant Mennonite population, including bonnet-clad women and bearded men who sell vegetables, 肉, ã§ã€ã‚¸ãƒ£ãƒ local farmers’ markets.
For a more detailed history of German immigration to Canada, have a look at The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples.
ãã®é–“ã«, tuck into a シュニッツェル and hoist a glass at Canada’s largest Oktoberfest!