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Home - Passion 2022. Nearly 400 years ago the history of the Passion Play began. The plague raged in many parts of Europe and did not spare Oberammergau either. In 1633 the Oberammergau villagers promised to perform the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ every tenth year, in so far as no one was to die of the plague anymore.
The tradition of the world famous Oberammergau Passion Play began with a vow taken during the Thirty Years’ War. At the time of the Swedish Invasion the devastating Black Death had reached Bavaria and claimed the lives of more than 80 people in Oberammergau. In 1633, in the hope of gaining God’s help, the village councillors vowed to ...
- A Promise Made, A Promise Kept
- A Family Affair
- A Tradition Disrupted
- A Triumphant Return
This phenomenon is years, or rather centuries, in the making. In 1633, amid an outbreak of the plague, villagers made a pledge to God: If he spared the townspeople from the plague, they would perform the Passion Play every 10 years. For nearly 400 years since, Oberammergauers have kept that promise (and remained plague-free). Back in 2020 should ha...
For Christian Gerold, who runs a butcher shop in the center of town that’s been in his family for six generations, this year’s Passion Play is his eighth. (He’s quick to note that he’s not actually thatold: there have been two special editions of the play, one in 1977 and 1984, that bring up his count.) Gerold starts work before dawn so he can fini...
The all-consuming nature of the production is part of why the pandemic, and the subsequent two-year delay, was so devastating for many Oberammergauers. When the news came in March 2020 that Germany was heading into lockdown, actors were months into rehearsals and local businesses had stocked up for the massive influx of tourism about to descend on ...
Of course, hanging over the whole production is the fact the pandemic is far from over. In the months leading up to this year’s play debut, the whole town waited anxiously to see whether it would indeed move forward: Rehearsals started later than usual due to the winter Omicron wave, and many worried they’d face another delay. Now that the play is ...
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OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY. The Passion Play has been performed every decade since 1680 by the villagers of Oberammergau, Bavaria. Fr. Leo Patalinghug explores how their Catholicism and cuisine preserve time-honored traditions of faith and culture.
The Passion play in Oberammergau take place every 10 years. This tradition has its origins in 1634. At that time, the people of Oberammergau made a vow to perform the suffering and death of Christ every 10 years if no one else would die of the plague. After the village was spared further deaths from the plague, the people of Oberammergau kept ...
12.10.2022. That was the Oberammergau Passion Play 2022! On October 2nd the 42nd Passion Play ended after 110 performances and more than four years of preparations. read more. 15.09.2022. The sound makes the Play. Rudolf Pirc and his team have developed a completely new location and sound system for the Passion Play 2022.
History of the Oberammergau Passion Play 1634 to 2022 in the Passion Play Theatre, duration 45-60 min. € 200. €80 plus €7.00 per person. All information about prices and opening times.
