Written by: Olivia Giralt
On October 12th, 1810, Princess Therese of Saxony married Prince Ludwig at
Hildburghausen, a town in Germany. Their wedding became a huge celebration, ongoing for
days- a festival that is known today as Oktoberfest. In Germany, the celebration includes
funfairs with carousels, music, dancing and more.
On Sunday, September 30th, members of Sparta High School German club got together at the
Lake Mohawk Country Club to sing various classic German songs in honor of Oktoberfest.
German teacher Herr Bendorf reflects positively on the event: “I thought it went well. I thought it
was great that they had a microphone for us. The space they had for us was nice because it was
raised. Hopefully, we will be invited back.”
The first song the group sang was sophomore Sarah Riley’s favorite song, “Grün, Grün, Grün
Sind Alle Meine Kleider.” Students also sang Kelly Zukowski’s favorite song, “Rosamunde,” as
well as “Oh, Du Lieber Augustin,” “Du, Du Liegst Mir im Herzen,” and finally, “In München Steht
Ein Hofbräuhaus." All in all, Oktoberfest of 2018 was a great success and Sparta German Club
is looking forward to the upcoming year.
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