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The profits that are made, after paying the performers a wage that just compensates them for their loss of time  wood carver Maier, who plays the Christ, only receives about fifty pounds for the whole of the thirty or so performances given during the season, to say nothing of the winter's rehearsals  is put aside, part for the temporal benefit of the community, and the rest for the benefit of the Church. From burgomaster down to shepherd lad, from the Mary and the Jesus down to the meanest super, all work for the love of their religion, not for money. THE PROFITS THAT ARE MADE AFTER PAYING THE PERFORMERS A WAGE THAT JUST COMPENSATES THEM FOR THEIR LOSS OF TIME WOOD CARVE A MAYER WHO PLAYS THE CHRIST ONLY RECEIVES ABOUT FIFTY POUNDS FOR THE WHOLE OF THE THIRTY OR SO PERFORMANCES GIVEN DURING THE SEASON TO SAY NOTHING OF THE WINTER'S REHEARSALS IS PUT ASIDE PART FOR THE TEMPORAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE REST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH FROM BURGOMASTER DOWN TO SHEPHERD LAD FROM THE MARY AND THE JESUS DOWN TO THE MEANEST SUPER ALL WORK FOR THE LOVE OF THEIR RELIGION NOT FOR MONEY
, and gained his home, and saw what for many a day he had been hungering for--a sight of his wife and bairns. It was a selfish act to do, and he and his fellow-villagers paid dearly for it. Three days after he had entered his house he and all his family lay dead, and the plague was raging through the valley, and nothing seemed able to stay its course. "When human means fail, we feel it is only fair to give Heaven a chance. The good people who dwelt by the side of the Ammer vowed that, if the plague left them, they would, every ten years, perform a Passion Play. The celestial powers seem to have at once closed with this offer. The plague disappeared as if by magic, and every recurring tenth year since, the Ober-Ammergauites have kept their promise and played their Passion Play. They act it to this day as a pious observance. Before each performance all the characters gather together on the stage around their pastor, and, kneeling, pray for a blessing upon the work then about to commence. Y PASSED THE DROWSY SENTINELS AND GAINED HIS HOME AND SAW WHAT FOR MANY A DAY HE HAD BEEN HUNGERING FOR A SIGHT OF HIS WIFE AND BAIRNS IT WAS A SELFISH ACT TO DO AND HE AND HIS FELLOW VILLAGERS PAID DEARLY FOR IT THREE DAYS AFTER HE HAD ENTERED HIS HOUSE HE AND ALL HIS FAMILY LAY DEAD AND THE PLAGUE WAS RAGING THROUGH THE VALLEY AND NOTHING SEEMED ABLE TO STAY ITS COURSE WHEN HUMAN MEANS FAIL WE FEEL IT IS ONLY FAIR TO GIVE HEAVEN A CHANCE THE GOOD PEOPLE WHO DWELT BY THE SIDE OF THE AMA VOWED THAT IF THE PLAGUE LEFT THEM THEY WOULD EVERY TEN YEARS PERFORM A PASSION PLAY THE CELESTIAL POWERS SEEM TO HAVE AT ONCE CLOSED WITH THIS OFFER THE PLAGUE DISAPPEARED AS IF BY MAGIC AND EVERY RECURRING TENTH YEAR SINCE THE OBER AMMERGAUITES HAVE KEPT THEIR PROMISE AND PLAYED THEIR PASSION PLAY THEY ACTED TO THIS DAY AS A PIOUS OBSERVANCE BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE ALL THE CHARACTERS GATHER TOGETHER ON THE STAGE AROUND THEIR PASTOR AND KNEELING PRAY FOR A BLESSING UPON THE WORK THEN ABOUT TO COMMENCE
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