passion play
Easter theatrical tradition
A passion play is a dramatic performance depicting the suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, traditionally staged during Lent or Easter.
The most famous is performed every ten years at Oberammergau, Germany.
By extension, any situation involving conspicuous suffering or martyrdom may be called a passion play: His resignation speech turned into a passion play.
Rising from death
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- ChristThe anointed savior
Stations of the Cross · Last Supper · Gethsemane · Pontius Pilate · Judas · Barabbas · Mary Magdalene · crown of thorns
Staged reproduction of events
- actorsThose playing roles
- stageRaised performance platform
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- performanceCarrying out a task
audience · director · tableau · scenery · script · dialogue · ensemble · rehearsal
Formal worship structure
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- observanceKeeping of customs
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- venerationProfound admiring respect
piety · reverence · faith · prayer · meditation · sacrament · altar · incense
Religious journey to shrine
- annualOccurring every year
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- customHabitual group practice
commemoration · community · historical · legacy · vow · village · devotional · guild
Resurrection
Rising from death
Christ · Stations of the Cross · Last Supper · Gethsemane · Pontius Pilate · Judas · Barabbas · Mary Magdalene · crown of thorns · scourging
reenactment
Staged reproduction of events
performance · audience · director · tableau · scenery · script · dialogue · ensemble · rehearsal · narrator
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- observanceKeeping of customs
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
veneration · piety · reverence · faith · prayer · meditation · sacrament · altar · incense · procession
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
custom · commemoration · community · historical · legacy · vow · village · devotional · guild · parish
- eroticaerotic, erotic literature, eroticism, erotica, sensuality
- Shia MourningAshura, Muharram, mourning, lamentation, Husayn ibn Ali
- dramaTV drama, acting, television drama, drama school, playwright
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- church activitiesSunday school, Bible study, church camp, church socials, church picnic
- performancestalent show, dance routine, ballet, comedy act, variety show
passion playEaster celebration
Commemorating Christ's rising
Christmas play · comedy · farce · celebration · satire
passion playburlesque
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
vaudeville · commercial theater · Broadway show · variety show · entertainment
play, passion, passionate, compassion, compassionate, impassive, impassioned, passionless, dispassionate