For 388 years the people of Oberammergau, Germany, a village of 5,400 people at the edge of the Alps, have performed a Passion Play once a decade in fulfillment of a collective vow made at a moment of desperation. What began as a local act of devotion by means of interpretive embodiment and reenactment grew into an international tourist attraction. The five-hour performance, in a theater big enough to seat most of Oberammergau’s residents, draws roughly 500,000 people per season.
COVID-19 forced the postponement of the 2020 play to 2022, when 110 performances were held between May and October.
Learn more at catholicsandcultures.org. Video footage ©Oberammergau Passion Play 2022.
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