Passion Plays St. Margarethen

The new staging of the passion play in St. Margarethen, Austria, will be performed in the quarry from June 5 to August 29, 2021. Under the motto "Emmaus - Story of a Lover", around 500 voluntary amateur actors and helpers bring the Passion Play to new life from the perspective of the Emmaus disciples.

Outdoor performance, even in bad weather. The parking spaces are free. The tickets are available now. Further information at www.passio.at or tickets (at) passio.at

The Passion Play was performed for the first time in St. Margarethen in 1926 under the direction of Pastor Josef Kaindlbauer by the parish youth in a family's farm. In 1933 a solemn promise was made by the parish to perform the Passion Play every 10 years. The performances in 1936, 1946 and 1956 then took place in the parish hall and over the years also attracted visitors from other federal states. In 1957 the Passionplayers from St. Margarethen were invited to Mariazell to perform the Passion for a week to mark the 800th anniversary of the Grail Basilica. Mariazell and Altötting are linked by a town partnership and joint membership in the Shrines of Europe, the association of the most important Marienwallfahtsorte in Europe. Since 1961, the game has been held in the Roman quarry every 5 years. The number of participants has risen continuously since then and the number of visitors has also grown to up to 70,000 in recent years.