Centuries-old passion play returns after pandemic break
OBERAMMERGAU, Germany (AP) — Almost 400 years ago, the Catholic residents of a small...
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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