A
play of life and death, promised in a moment of mortal threat
- so began the history of the Oberammergau Passion Play in
1633.
Feel
the Passion
Imagine a small Bavarian
village nestling in the shadows of the Alps in 1633. The
Great Plague descended and many lives were lost to this
mysterious illness. The villagers made a solemn vow that,
if the lives of the villagers were spared the whole village
would enact a play depicting the story of Christ’s suffering,
dying and resurrection. Miraculously the Plague did not
claim any more lives and so true to their vows, the villagers
of Oberammergau enacted their first play in 1634. They have
continued to do so every decade since in spite of wars and
other problems.
2010 sees the continuation of the tradition in the 21st
century.
THE PASSION PLAY
Famous throughout the world it is expected that over 500,000
people will attend the performances in 2010. The play runs
from mid May to the beginning of October starting at 2:30pm
and finishing at 10:30pm with a break for dinner at 5pm.
The performers are drawn solely from Oberammergau and its
surrounding villages to maintain the tradition of the solemn
vow the villagers made in 1633.
Starting from Ash Wednesday 2009 all of the men taking part
in the play let the hair on their faces and heads grow so
the performers have an authentic biblical appearance.
ABOUT LEGER HOLIDAYS
Leger Holidays has been established since 1983 so we’ve
just celebrated our 25th anniversary. We are family owned
and managed so we take great care in looking after all of
our customers holiday arrangements. In 2000 we took over
6000 guests to enjoy the Oberammergau Passion Play.
As testimony to our success and quality we have won many
awards over the years including being voted the best Coach
Tour operator by the U.K’s travel agents in 2008. Our fleet
of Silver Service luxury coaches are second to none (see
page 5) offering unrivalled levels of service and comfort.
Last but not least, planning and booking a visit to the
Oberammergau Passion Play is something which has to be undertaken
many months and even years ahead of travel so it is very
important for your peace of mind that you know that the
company you are booking with, as well as being reliable,
is financially sound. Our membership of ABTA means that
all monies you pay to us are financially secure through
our requirement to provide a bond to protect all customer
monies and to provide for your repatriation to the UK in
the unlikely event of our financial failure whilst you are
away.
Oberammergau
and Bavaria's Fairytale Castles Coach Holidays - 7 Days
Oberammergau
and the Magic of Austria Coach Holidays - 9 Days
This
tour visits fairytale castles at Neuschwanstein and Linderhof
and also Innsbruck, capital of the Tyrol. click here to view
Journey
along the Rhine Valley and visit Salzburg - the "Sound
of Music" City as well as Lake Achensee, the largest
lake in the Tyrol. click here to view
Oberammergau
and the Swiss Alps Coach Holidays - 9 Days
Oberammergau,
Rome, The Vatican and Assisi Coach Holidays - 14 Days
