Oberammergau
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Oberammergau is a town in Bavaria, southern Germany, southwest of Munich, with a population of 4,906. It is most famous for its Passion play, a religious drama depicting the suffering, death, and Resurrection of Christ.12
According to tradition, the Oberammergau Passion play has been performed every ten years since 1634, as a fulfillment of a vow made by the villagers to be spared from a plague epidemic. The play is a local production, with villagers performing all the roles. Performances are held from May through September. The play has been interrupted only by wars and, in 2020, by the COVID-19 pandemic.2
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Passion play…century is that performed at Oberammergau, in the Bavarian Alps. According to tradition, the play has been presented every 10 years since 1634, in fulfillment of a vow made after the village was spared an epidemic of plague (shifting to decennial years in 1700), except in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian…
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