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HISTORY
Towards the end of the Thirty Years War in central Europe there was an outbreak of the plague in Bavaria. The elders of the village of Oberammergau, in an effort to protect their village, decided to seal it off from outside contact. But an itinerant worker returned, bringing the plague with him, and it swept through the village. Whereupon the people solemnly vowed that, if God would show His compassion and lift the scourge, every ten years they would enact the Passion of our Lord. The plague left the village in 1633 and, as a perpetual thanksgiving and re-affirmation of faith, the villagers of Oberammergau have performed the Passion Play at regular intervals ever since.
How wonderful it is to witness a 366 year old promise being faithfully kept by a whole community. Without exception the actors are born in the village of Oberammergau or have lived in the village for twenty years or more.
One thousand villagers including children, whom it is a particular joy to watch, appear on the open stage, whilst another four hundred are involved backstage or in the choir and orchestra.
It is inspiring to know that some of the children we saw in 2000 may now become the principal actors. The three generations of villagers you will see performing are but links in an unbroken chain stretching back to 1634.
THE EXPERIENCE
The Passion Play theatre is large with almost 5,000 seats, but intimate in nature. The season lasts twenty weeks allowing approximately 500,000 to attend. The play is performed in all weather conditions with the audience under cover, viewing the open-air stage and natural mountain backdrop.
The Play portrays the Passion of Christ from the entry into Jerusalem to the Resurrection. The presentation is so realistic that it is easy to imagine oneself at the foot of the cross or in the Garden of Gethsemane. The action is interspersed with tableaux from the Old Testament of Messianic prophesies and the whole performance is set to music and sung by a huge choir.
It is not possible to stay more than one or two nights in Oberammergau during the Passion Play season and for this reason Inner Faith Travel combines a visit to the Passion Play with tours to Europe and the Middle East.
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TICKET SPECIALS
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