False Oberammergau– Passion Play 2010 A play of life and death, promised in a moment of mortal threat - so began the history of the Oberammergau Passion Play in1633. 2

False I magine a small Bavarian village nestling in the shadows of the Alps in 1633. The Great Plague descended and many lives were lost to this mysterious illness. The villagers made a solemn vow that, if the lives of the villagers were spared the whole village would enact a play depicting the story of Christ’s suffering, dying and resurrection. Miraculously the Plague did not claim any more lives and so true to their vows, the villagers of Oberammergau enacted their first play in 1634. They have continued to do so every decade since in spite of wars and other problems. 2010 sees the continuation of the tradition in the 21st century. THE PASSION PLAY Famous throughout the world it is expected that over 500,000 people will attend the performances in 2010. The play runs from mid May to the beginning of October starting at 2: 30pm and finishing at 10: 30pm with a break for dinner at 5pm. The performers are drawn solely from Oberammergauand its surrounding villages to maintain the tradition of the solemn vow the villagers made in 1633. Starting from Ash Wednesday 2009 all of the men taking part in the play let the hair on their faces and heads grow so the performers have an authentic biblical appearance. ABOUT LEGER HOLIDAYS Leger Holidays has been established since 1983 so we’ve just celebrated our 25th anniversary. We are family owned and managed so we take great care in looking after all of our customers holiday arrangements. In 2000 we took over 6000 guests to enjoy the Oberammergau Passion Play. As testimony to our success and quality we have won many awards over the years including being voted the best Coach Tour operator by the U. K’s travel agents in 2008. Our fleet of Silver Service luxury coaches are second to none ( see page 5) offering unrivalled levels of service and comfort. Last but not least, planning and booking a visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play is something which has to be undertaken many months and even years ahead of travel so it is very important for your peace of mind that you know that the company you are booking with, as well as being reliable, is financially sound. Our membership of ABTA means that all monies you pay to us are financially secure through our requirement to provide a bond to protect all customer monies and to provide for your repatriation to the UK in the unlikely event of our financial failure whilst you are away. Feel the passion 3 1983 - 2008 25 Anniversary th GROUP BOOKINGS Leger Holidays is pleased to offer a special service for group bookings. FREE PLACES We recognise that many people will want to travel as part of a group. To offer maximum flexibility for your group size we are pleased to be able to offer one free place for every 16 full fare paying passengers. TAILOR MADE ITINERARIES If your group would like to have its own special itinerary, perhaps you want to make your holiday shorter or longer or visit somewhere specific such as Rome, Paris etc then this can be arranged. For a tailor- made itinerary contact David or Abigail on 0845 458 5120 to discuss your requirements and they will be pleased to assist you.