Waitresses carry beer mugs during the opening ceremony in the "Hofbraeuzelt" beer tent of the 180th Bavarian "Oktoberfest" beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Sept. 21, 2013.
The world's largest beer festival, to be held from Sept. 21 to Oct. 6, 2013, will attract more than 6 million guests from around the world.
Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes and Gamsbart hats clink beer glasses in the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival in Munich, Germany, Sept. 22, 2013.
Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes drink beer in the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
A rifleman dressed in his traditional uniform holds a beer mug in a beer tent of the historical section at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Young people fight to get beer during the opening ceremony in the "Hofbraeuzelt" beer tent at the 180th Bavarian "Oktoberfest" beer festival, Sept. 21, 2013.
A salesmaid selling gingerbread hearts sits outside a beer tent during day two of the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
People enjoy a ride on a merry-go-round on the first day of the Oktoberfest festival in Munich, Sept. 21, 2013.
Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes enjoy drinking beer in the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Riflemen dressed in traditional uniforms clink their glasses in a beer tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes sit outside the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
A woman wearing a traditional Bavarian costume looks for gingerbread hearts at the historical area of the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Visitors crowd the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes sit in the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
A little boy passes a 19th century chime at the historical area of the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Riflemen dressed in traditional uniforms clink their glasses in a beer tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes sit in the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
A visitor wearing a mock Bavarian outfit leans against a wall at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Visitors enjoy a fairground ride at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
Members of a brass band sit in a beer tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, Sept. 22, 2013.
People enjoy a fairground ride at the opening day of the 180th Bavarian Oktoberfest beer festival, Sept. 21, 2013.
A man puts up decorations prior to the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival, Sept. 21, 2013.
Two waitresses rest at the opening day of Oktoberfest, Sept. 21, 2013.
People enjoy the ride on a merry-go-round on the first day of the Oktoberfest festival in Munich, Sept. 21, 2013.