Episode 2 of 2
First Performance
- When
- 1634
- Where
- Oberammergau graveyard
The first Passion Play was performed in 1634 in the village graveyard.
Fulfilling their vow, the villagers performed the first Passion Play in 1634. The parish church was too small, so the performance was held in the graveyard before the graves of those who died in the plague.
Sources
- Oberammergau Passion Play Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-29
- Oberammergau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
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