THE beer is flowing again as thousands of boozers celebrate the annual Otoberfest festival with lederhosen, low cut blouses and massive steins of alcohol.
Dressed in lederhosen and low-cut blouses, sozzled tourists clinked glasses as the 184th Oktoberfest got underway.
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Female revellers get together to celebrate after the tapping at the Hofbraeu (brewery) tent.
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Girls let their hair down and enjoy the first mugs of beer at the world's largest beer festivalCredit: AFP
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This year is the 184rd annual Oktober festival which is held from September 16 to October 3 2017Credit: AFP
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People drink the first of many mugs of beer to be handed out at the festivalCredit: Getty Images
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Beer flows throughout the festival, with 6 million revellers expected to sample the beery delights on offerCredit: AFP
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Women at Oktoberfest often wear the traditional Bavarian Dirndl dress with an apron
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Despite a litre of beer being a pricey £9.60 this year, that didn't stop these revellers from stocking upCredit: Reuters
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Two women engage in a beer drinking contest in the Hacker Pschorr tentCredit: Getty Images
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Visitors to the festival all the way from Australia enjoy the beerCredit: Getty Images
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Men at the festival often opt to wear the traditional outfit of lederhoseCredit: Getty Images
Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap into the first keg today while crying "O'zapft is", which means "it's tapped".
Rowdy crowds were then served their one litre steins by stunning waitresses wearing revealing dirndl dresses.
Around six million visitors are expected to come to Munich for the celebrations, which run through until October 3.
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Tourists from across the world pose for photographs during the opening of the festival in the German Bavaria's state capital city of Munich, GermanyCredit: EPA
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Bavarian state Premier Seehofer drinks beer from the first barrel during the Oktoberfest opening ceremonyCredit: Reuters
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Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter, centre, taps the first beer barrel during the Oktober fest openingCredit: Associated Press
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Festival goers also often take part in traditional Bavarian dances - like this woman here, wearing traditional dress
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In an impressive feat, this waitress juggles huge steins of beer for revellers to enjoyCredit: Reuters
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It's not just the beer on offer - festival goers can enjoy Bavarian food and fairground attractionsCredit: Getty Images
The price of beer has shot up this year, with visitors having to fork out 10.95 euros (about £9.63) per glass.
Recent terror attacks have also meant security is tighter at the festival.
The event is a celebration of Bavarian history and was launched in 1810 in honour of the Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
It is filled with 14, 10,000 person capacity wooden beer halls serving a range of different drinks.
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The first 1 litre mass beers of the festival are served in the Schottenhamel tentCredit: Getty Images
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Young festival goers take a break from the beer and take a trip on one of the festivals fairground ridesCredit: Associated Press
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Delighted revellers get their hands on free beer in the Paulaner tentCredit: Getty Images
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Hundreds of visitors braved the rain to make the first day of the festivalCredit: Getty Images
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The world famous festival takes place in dozens of large wooden tentsCredit: Getty Images
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Festival organisers have heightened security at the festival this year, over fears of a terror attackCredit: Getty Images
Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest - beer festival and travelling funfair.
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