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When the townspeople of Oberammergau, Germany promised God they would put on a Passion Play every decade, they were just hoping to be spared from a deadly plague. In the 400 years since, that tradition has brought people together from far and wide and holds lessons for every era in our world.

After a two-year delay due to the coronavirus, Germany’s famous Oberammergau Passion Play is opening soon. The play dates back to 1634, when Catholic residents of a small Bavarian village

Villagers of Oberammergau have performed story since 1634; latest version no longer depicts Jews as Christ's killers and shows clearly that Jesus was Jewish himself

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany (AP) — Almost 400 years ago, the Catholic residents of a small Bavarian village vowed to perform a play of “the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ” every 10 years, if only God would spare them any further losses from the plague known as the Black Death.

The play dates back to 1634, when residents vowed to perform a play every 10 years, if God would spare them of any further Black Death victims.

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany (AP) — Almost 400 years ago, the Catholic residents of a small...

The play dates back to 1634, when residents vowed to perform a play every 10 years, if God would spare them of any further Black Death victims.

The play dates back to 1634, when residents vowed to perform a play every 10 years, if God would spare them of any further Black Death victims.

Legend has it that ever since 1634, when the villagers of Oberammergau first performed their passion play, no more residents died of that pestilence or any other plagues — until 2020, when the world was hit by a new plague, the coronavirus pandemic.

Now, after a two-year delay, the famous Oberammergau Passion Play is finally opening on May 14 — the 42nd staging since its long-ago debut