Passion Play
A vow, made in times of absolutely misery, has been fulfilled on the outdoor stage of the Passion Play Theatre - with dedication and pride continuous for over 350 years.
History of the Passion Play
In 1632 the pestilence, a plague, had infested Oberammergau and by 1633 nearly every family had come to experience death. People, brought down with the pestilence, vowed to perform every ten years at the towns cemetery, a Passion play depiction the suffering and dying of Christ if there would be no more deaths by the pestilence.
DetailsPassion Play Music
Music carries an extraordinary significance within the Passion Play of Oberammergau
DetailsPassion Play 2010
The last Passion Play took place in 2010. In more than 100 perfomances more than 500.000 visitors from all over the word traveled to Oberammegau
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