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then sweeping the region, they would perform a passion play every ten years. A man traveling back to the town for
Christmas allegedly brought the plague with him by accident. The man purportedly died from the plague and it began spreading throughout Oberammergau. After the vow was made, according to
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company as a research and development site; 37 km (23 mi) of tunnels were bored into the neighboring Laber mountain for engine production facilities, and a winter sports hotel was also taken over. In all, Messerschmitt had 500 employees in the design department and about 1,300 more in the
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Hans will come join with me, / rejoices Lies (Lies is most likely the shortened form (pet name) of the name
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was first performed in 1634. According to local legend, the play is performed every ten years because of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village that if God spared them from the effects of the
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in 1939). The 2020 was postponed to 2022 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. It involves over 2,000 actors, singers, instrumentalists and technicians, all residents of the village.
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Heut' kommt der Hans zu mir, / freut sich die Lies. / Ob er aber ĂĽber
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