REFORMATION HERITAGE
Day 9 – Worms and Mainz Travel to the ancient city of Worms where Luther refused to back down from his criticism of the church during the famous Diet of Worms. This afternoon visit the Rhine River city of Mainz where Johann Gutenberg developed the process of moveable type that allowed printing to be done on a production scale.
OBERAMMERGAUPLAYHISTORY
Day 10 – Return to USA
Since 1634 , the most famous Passion Play in the world has taken place in Oberammergau. The tradition, maintained and experienced almost without interruption for over 380 years, of putting on the play about the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ every ten years, will be continued for the 42nd time in 2022. It is regarded as the most important Passion Play in the world. The village at the edge of the Bavarian Alps expects approximately 500,000 visitors for the passion play, over half of which will be international guests. A special law is in effect to ensure that all actors of the world’s largest amateur dramatic performance come from the village. All participants, from actors playing the big speaking parts such as Jesus, Mary or Judas, through members of the choir, orchestra members, firemen and ushers, must have been born in Oberammergau or lived there for at least 20 years. Over 2,000 Oberammergau villagers will participate in the 2022 Passion Play.
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