The Oberammergau Passion Play begins next month and lasts through the beginning of October. The play dates back to the 17th Century, when the people of Oberammergau vowed to celebrate the suffering, death, and resurrection of our Lord every ten years if their village would be spared from the plague that was ravaging the area. They were, and they did.
Once every ten years...
The Oberammergau Passion Play begins next month and lasts through the beginning of October. The play dates back to the 17th Century, when the people of Oberammergau vowed to celebrate the suffering, death, and resurrection of our Lord every ten years if their village would be spared from the plague that was ravaging the area. They were, and they did.
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