Oberammergau

American  

[oh-ber-ah-mer-gau] / ˌoʊ bərˈɑ mərˌgaʊ /

noun

1. a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.

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Oberammergau British  

/ oːbərˈamərɡau /

noun

1. a village in S Germany, in Bavaria in the foothills of the Alps: famous for its Passion Play, performed by the villagers every ten years (except during the World Wars) since 1634, in thanksgiving for the end of the Black Death. Pop: 5363 (2003 est)

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Oberammergau

Reiss clearly studied every curly chestnut lock of a man dressed as Christ for the Oberammergau Passion Play, but the exaggerated yellows and reds he uses for his brother and son flirt with caricature.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022

Both men grew up in Oberammergau and are sons of Turkish immigrants.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

And several children of refugees from Africa and elsewhere, who only recently arrived in Oberammergau after fleeing their home countries, were invited to perform.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022

We had been school kids together in Oberammergau, Germany in the mid-1950s.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2018

Shall the Sunday-evening services be varied occasionally by a talk on the Holy Land, or famous paintings of Christ, or the Pilgrim's Progress, or the Passion Play at Oberammergau?

From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Caroline French Benton

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