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The Oberammergau Passion Plays are a series of inspirational performances that occur every ten years - paying tribute to the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The play's origins date back to 1633, when the Oberammergau community found itself under threat from the Bubonic plague - the town pledged that if God were to spare them death, they would perform a play each decade to celebrate the life and death of Jesus. Thankfully the vow appeared to work, and as a result the locals were true to their promise - the very first play happened during Pentecost in 1634, where a stage was erected in the local cemetery. Nowadays the performances take place on a much larger scale, with over 2000 of the village's residents working together to ensure the spectacle honours the vow of their ancestors. Such is the dedication of the residents, all male actors performing in the plays take part in a "Hair Decree" - from Ash Wednesday in 2009, all men are requested to let the hair on their heads and face grow to ensure they have an authentic look in time for 2010!

The Passion Play - Performance dates, timings, terms and conditions. There will be 100 performances scheduled between mid May and early October. Performances last 5 hours and are split into 2 equal halves - afternoon and evening. Click here for dates and timings.

Our scheduled escorted tours with that Albatross 'Difference'
Using out specialist group planning services we have created three different escorted touring programmes with frequent departures throughout the five months between May and October.

Create your own 'group' departure - Registration outlines. Do you want to register your interest in accessing group ticket allocations? Want to create your own dedicated group tour? Need advice, information and planning assistance? Click here for more details.

For an outline of our scheduled escorted itineraries please download the PDF below.

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