Oberammergau, Germany
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What is Oberammergau
Oberammergau is in the German state of Bavaria. It is famous for its Passion Play every 10 years as well as the "Luftmalerei" (when they paint mural-type illustrations on their houses and buildings).
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frommers.com
"In 1633 the residents of Oberammergau, Germany vowed to continue presenting their local passion play every ten years as a vow to God in return for being spared from the plague."
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"The play was first performed in 1634 and is the result of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village that if God spared them from the effects of the bubonic plague then sweeping the region they would perform a passion play every ten years."
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"It can be said that the evolution of the Passion Play was about the same as that of the Easter Play ,originating in the ritual of the Latin Church, which prescribes, among other things, that the Gospel on Good Friday should be sung in parts divided among various persons."
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"Land: Bavaria Altitude: 850m/2,790ft Population: 5,000 Situation and characteristics Oberammergau, situated in a wide basin in the Ammer valley, surrounded by the foothills of the Ammergau Alps, is a popular altitude and winter sports resort, famed for its wood carving (with a state school of wood carving) and still more widely known for its Passion Play."
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"The Play is performed in the 5,000 seat Passion Play Theater with it´s open air stage."
world66.com
"It is famous for its Passion Play every 10 years as well as the "Luftmalerei" (when they paint mural-type illustrations on their houses and buildings)."
wikitravel.org
"Oberammergau is also famous for its "Lüftlmalerei," or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, or religious scenes found on many homes and buildings."
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"In the cloisters -accessible only on guided tours -you will see many Romanesque frescoes."
world66.com
"The frescoes here are the most beautiful in town, the creation of Franz Seraph Zwinck, who was the greatest of the town's fresco artists."
frommers.com
"Oberammergau is also world famous for its woodcarvings and "Luftmalerei," or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian or religious-themed scenes found on many home and buildings."
world66.com
"Many of the older buildings are decorated with beautiful frescoes -wall paintings that are often centuries old."
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