Oberammergau Passion Play
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The Oberammergau Passion Play 2010 tours have all been completed.
Although the Passion Play season is over, some of our tours visit the village of Oberammergau:
Bavarian Castles Highlights Tour - Sundays through Tuesdays.
Or you might be interested in one of our other tours: EuropeanCastlesTours.com
Oberammergau Information
The Passion Play
The Oberammergau Passion Play was first performed in 1634 to honour the village’s vow that it would perform a passion play depicting the life and death of Jesus every ten years if it were spared the effects of the bubonic plague then sweeping the region. Oberammergau was spared the worst effects of the plague and has continued to honour its commitment throughout the centuries.
In 2010 Oberammergau presented its Passion Play for the 41st time.
The play is now performed repeatedly over the course of five months during the last year of each decade, and involves over 2,000 performers, musicians, and stage technicians, all residents of Oberammergau. The Passion Play Theatre, with renovations completed in 1999, now accommodates an audience of 4,720 in covered seats.
Oberammergau
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Oberammergau is also known as the home of a long tradition of woodcarving,
and the streets of the town are home to dozens of woodcarver shops.
Oberammergau is also famous for the "Lüftlmalerei," or frescoes, of traditional
Bavarian themes, fairy tales, or religious scenes that are found on many homes
and buildings.
The regular Bavarian Castles Tour and the
Christmas Markets Tour feature the town’s market
and Christmas shops.
Contact Information
Contact the Tour Director, Astrid Baur, in Germany (Eastern Time + 6 Hours)
U.S. Phone: (202) 580 - 8732 / German Phone: 011 - 49 - 171 - 546 68 39
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