Die Oberammergauer Passionsspiele 2020

In 1633, in the face of the plague, the citizens of the Bavarian mountain village of Oberammergau made a vow before God that they would perform a Passion Play if only they were spared from the Black Death from then on. Today, the Oberammergau Passion Play is the most famous in the world. Some oaths are kept for centuries: In 1633, in the face of the plague, the citizens of the Bavarian mountain village of Oberammergau made a vow before God that they would perform a Passion Play if only they were spared from the Black Death from then on. Today, the Oberammergau Passion Play is the most famous in the world.