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Ten Beer Festivals, Ancient to Modern
Oktoberfest draws six million people to a meadow in Munich, but it's one entry in a tradition stretching back three thousand years. This episode tours ten of humanity's great drinking festivals — ancient and modern — from the Beautiful Festival of Drunkenness in Egypt and Babylon's twelve-day akitu to Pamplona's running of the bulls, Holi's bhang tradition, and Denver's Great American Beer Festival. Along the way: why only six Munich breweries are allowed to pour, how Athens let slaves drink with their masters for exactly one day, and why the Roman Senate banned the Bacchanalia. The rituals…
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