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The Oberammergau Passion Play (German: Oberammergauer Passionsspiele) is a passion play that has been performed every 10 years from 1634 to 1674 and each decadal year since 1680 (with a few exceptions) by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany.
Connected with this group are the Eger, the Donaueschingen, Augsburg, Freising and Lucerne Passion Plays, in which the whole world drama, beginning with the creation of man and brought down to the coming of the Holy Ghost, is exhibited, and which was produced with great splendour as late as 1583.
Experience the Easter story come to life with live animals, special effects, and a cast of over 125 actors in an outdoor amphitheater. Explore the Holy Land Tour, the Bible Museum, the Sacred Arts Museum, and more attractions at The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Passion play, religious drama of medieval origin dealing with the suffering, death, and Resurrection of Christ. Early Passion plays (in Latin) consisted of readings from the Gospel with interpolated poetical sections on the events of Christ’s Passion and related subjects, such as Mary Magdalene’s.
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Aug 10, 2022 · Now in its 388th year, the passion play influences nearly every aspect of the life in the village. Nearly 2,000 of the Oberammergau's 5,000 residents take part both in front and behind the stage.
The 42nd Passion Play successfully ran from 14 May to 2 October 2022, after having to be postponed in 2020 due to Covid. The next Passion Playtakes place in 2030 Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date for the Passion Play 2030 as well as other events at the Passion Play Theatre.
Aug 24, 2022 · Frederik Mayet as Jesus on the cross in the Passion Play, a spectacle performed every 10 years by hundreds of townspeople in Oberammergau.
