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everyone welcome to a special edition of euro max marking five hundred years of the protestant reformation here's a look at what's coming up. the jubilee year from germany marks five hundred years of the reformation. panorama portrays a look at the life and times of martin luther. luther more years ago a pop oratorial paid for pierce through the reform. on october thirty first fifteen seventeen martin luther publish ninety five thesis questioning certain practices within the catholic church now legend has it that he nailed them to the door of the witan berg castle church where his criticism of the catholic church spread at lightning speed and is considered to be the beginning of the reformation that was exactly five hundred years ago this year two thousand and

seventeen has been marked by many events including a speech by a former u.s. president barack obama who traveled to germany last may to mark this important anniversary so here's a closer look now at some of the highlights. martin luther monk and reform he was the primary figure in the emergence of the protestant churches d.c.m. monks the five hundred ton of verse three of the reformation which has sent people asking who exactly was martin luther. he was born in fourteen eighty three in i slaven in what is now the german state of saxony on hot. nights seems to not find after fifteen eighty three one hundred years after he was born his birthplace was marked with a large information board for visitors so you see even then people were coming to isolate him on luther pilgrimages to. the lutheran memorials and i say been

a much base he did symbols of the reformation. written back some one hundred kilometers away is another important location in the life and work of martin luther. on october the thirty first fifteen seventeen eighteen two three said to have nailed his ninety five pieces to the church door in. the document also known as the disputation on the power of indulgences was the catalyst of the reformation movement. resulted in various protestant denominations splitting from the catholic church. luther's theses is still considered one of the pivotal moments in german history. the reform lived in the lutheran house on and off for almost forty years till his death in fifteen forty six his wife katarina ran the household and they had six children together. twenty seventeen has been

a big year for luther and the reformation the highlight was the german protestant church congress in berlin at the end of may hundreds of thousands of guests attended the five day celebration among the two thousand and vents on the agenda a visit by barack obama. to start. to see all of. the land and thank the former u.s. president was well received around seventy thousand people attended this event alone thanks. to when the congress many participants traveled southwest of britain for a church service on the banks of the river elbe and it's the first time the event was held in two cities and exception made to mock luthor a year. various other events have taken place throughout the year back. such as the open air world reformation

exhibition over the summer. seven locations in the park and city center featured installations on topics such as globalization culture and spirituality. they invited visitors to tackle aspects of modern day religion like this blessing robot. anyone visiting britain right now would hardly recognize the. usually trying to hold place. there's a mix of voices and languages on the streets and in this quest. rittenberg always draws tourists but even more so this year as we've seen in the past months lots of people will turn up for the world exhibition. the exhibition luther ninety five treasures ninety five people explains martin luther's path to becoming the reformer

with help from the well known figures he influenced and artifacts from the time. this information. come to these are items that luther was familiar with even things he held in his hand. of course there are things created by him like his writings that was under the quote was there also pieces mainly artworks that illustrate the world at the time of the reformation of title. a very different kind of exhibition was on display this year in berlin the scapegoating pictures by british artist in george that critical of religion no matter which facts. were very lucky that we didn't have a rulebook to follow the church as the bible we have a rule book to follow we have no we've torn up all the rules long ago.

numerous protestant churches a rose from the reformation movement. with luther in fact is about an exhibition dedicated to the global phenomenon. but even it makes no claim to completeness it's going on endlessly look there are endless strains of protestantism that all differ from one another. in the last five hundred years they've sometimes fought against each other. and this is hard to be definitive about as we present various protestant churches and denominations but certainly not all of them. i doubt whether anyone could count them. tick revolutionary reform martin luther. became a record holder in twenty seventeen as the best selling play. time. of thought all right well another highlight this year is a huge a panoramic photograph designed by a german iranian artist. c.z.

the exhibition and titled the luther fifteen seventeen depicts the life as it would have been during martin luther's time and like other works this is as close as you're going to get to travelling back in time. posing full of history and attention to detail if we can bear it invites visitors to take a trip back in time to the reformation and experience the lives of monks beggars merchants journeymen and prince electors as a decide as soon as we entered we talked about how real it seems like. the verdict does to pull this off or temporal sequence with a single picture at the top four so that the history of the reformation is depicted what a fantastic experience it is because a little as it appears. at the circle surrounding you you almost think you are in the middle ages and in the us. to be precise in the year fifteen seventeen

and the birth of the reformation the three hundred sixty degree panorama shows thirty years in the life of the man who got the ball rolling martin luther. and this is where it all began luther is said to have nailed his ninety five theses to the door of it begs castle church triggering the intense conflict between the catholic church german princes and scholars. this site has a special meaning for artists to garner a c.z. . dish then i guess we are standing on the very spot about ten years ago while i stood in front of the gate after visiting friends and suddenly wondered how a man mailing a few scraps of paper on the door changed the world why wasn't i told as a child what happened here. but. the palace church is a central motif in his three hundred sixty degree panorama move through explains

his theses to the people shaking the catholic church to its core. assisi and his fifteen member team worked for six years on the monumental work. a period in luther's life on a canvas fifteen meters tall and seventy five in circumference. one major theme is the churches sale of indulgences which outraged luther. so much the guns and representatives of every social class stand in line to buy indulgences and the seller of indulgences is over there looking this way with a there you see luther tearing letters of indulgence from people's hands and saying are you mad indulgences are part of the true church they're not divine the church must not corrupt itself this way. yet it also took

a critical look at luther's role a jew is expelled from the city common in that era luther an adversary of the jewish faith stands to one side. in another scene women are declared witches and burned at the stake just looking luthor never said a word against burning witches at the stake that shows that he too was a man of his times i can't reproach him for that he was only human when she. sees you and his team stage the thirty years from luther's life and work with actors and local extras luthor himself was played by the actor mathias pike who was especially fascinated by how losers character changed. he went through a lot of experienced a lot and i think many struggles you see it in his outward appearance but also in his actions. about emotions and yes i think it was the project's patron is margaret kaseman she's the ambassador of the council of the evangelical church in germany for the reformation anniversary. i think. because that's

i'm enthusiastic about had the individual scenes are put together with the appropriate people that they're speaking with each other and that a vibrant scene arises. and that it conveys the artist's impression of church history and history as such. this is yet again susie's twelfth cyclorama he showed his first in two thousand and three it was a huge panorama of mount everest. others larger and more spectacular followed like the nature panorama titled amazonian. for his cycle rim of paragon money as he traveled to turkey and recreated a day in one hundred twenty nine eighty. since two thousand and twelve his berlin wall picture has shown people looking across the border from west to east berlin on a gray november day in the early one nine hundred eighty s. . no visitors can immerse themselves in the world of the reformation in britain.

the return to will remain open for another four years meanwhile yet it got a c.c. is already working on new panoramas. the reformation anniversary is also drawing many tourists to the town of eisenach now this is located some two hundred fifty kilometers south west of it and berg it was here at the viper castle that martin luther sought refuge for a year in fifteen twenty one after he was excommunicated from the catholic church it was considered an outlaw and sought protection in the castle well the town's greatest claim to fame may be martin luther's exile here but during former communist times it was a hub for automobile production a guided tour that's visitors in on the town's main attractions. everyone who visits eisenach wants to see rock book castle. for many germans

it's much more than eleven the century council. is both a landmark and a national legend. mainly because this is where martin luther translated the new testament while staying at the castle beginning in fifteen twenty one four years after he published his theses. that meant all literate germans could read the bible for the first time. in the first person to translate the bible but he did it very well i translated it from the original greek instead of latin. but was. a special jubilee exhibition pays tribute to look there over three hundred exhibits show how our attitude towards him is changed repeatedly over the past five hundred years. luther a national hero. and luther

a religious revolutionary who often sparked controversy. like the vine book exhibition shows five hundred years of german history and focuses on luther and the german people you know from the college of the reformation influence german history and how did different era's view luther. and i look to build have fog about a hot. rod book our son has often played a major role in german history it's splendid all is paid testimony to that. as. st elizabeth lived here in the thirteenth century. the minstrels always for a legendary medieval singing contest is said to have taken place. here some five hundred students gathered back in one thousand seven hundred to call for german unity. the council looks over the city of eyes and.

the lutheran house where martin luther lived as a schoolboy. the reformer is everywhere. the church very preached. and this is where another famous son of eyes enough was born in sixty to eighty five composer johann sebastian bach the museum shows what luther and by having common. after world war two eisenach was known for its car factory the east german was named after the castle and the three fifty three model was built here for over twenty years and still has a fan following. including mark o'mara who's been taking care of his abroad for over thirty years now. for me to represent scott history and strong links and a feel of how. i grew up here with this car and this factory.

cars have been built in eisenach for over one hundred twenty years now the city is on to an opel factory tourists can see the collection of automobiles at a special exhibition including of course that brought both. the cars at the same name as the console and that linked them closely to ice and it's. also stood for the many different aspects of the city which is but a cultural center and an industrial hop. that was never a contradiction an industry started to breathe then petrol so to speak truck is eating fruit. there's also a great place to try some traditional local fare like the famous dumplings which are made of two parts wrong and one part boiled potatoes are served with a crew tom in the middle they see. marine boiling water until they rise to the surface.

has a family in the region has their own secret recipe for making the dumplings. everyone makes them differently or. condensed milk. as use crime fresh. game the claims based on. their search would be for legs and red cabbage and eyes and their best to wash down with a glass of luther wine. or martin luther criticized the greed of the catholic church at that time especially as we reported before the practice where sins were forgiven against payments of money well ironically loser's image has become a real moneymaker for example there is luther beer as well as other souvenirs now this trend would probably not please the reformer but for his fans it gives them something to remember him by after their long journey to get back.

martin luther is only present here in britain back. this is the church where you said to a posted his ninety five thesis on the door you can buy a reproduction opposite. side a huge range of luther branded souvenirs from crockery to t. shirts. even food and drink. with him to my here's a little beer that's proving popular and then we have luther socks which have been very popular for years now it. seems there's something for every luther found like these commemorative coins for a tooth. of course luther is a famous figure in german history just some extent part of public life

circumscribed that. can't do much if someone comes along and says luther like to drink beer so i'll put his face on my beer bottle. from pastor to snow globes luther's means business whether the products really help us to remember luther and the reformation is another question but there's so many popular souvenirs. and finally thanks to martin luther there is a musical on the life and times of the reformer now it contains a modern mix of rock ballad soul and gospel the organizers say it was designed to appeal to everyone including those who don't normally associate with religious events so we went to dortmund in western germany for a listen. mark

is called hawker oratorial the subject is martin luther father of the modest and reformation. the project includes a late choir with over three thousand singers. just kidding it's a great feeling just a great feeling when one was at school for a choir it's not about knowing whether you can do it but that you can do it for the confidence that you can do what you've been rehearsing just kind of that's what. the popular tauriel doesn't center on luther is ninety five theses but on his summons to appear before the holy roman emperor involves. fish. in vons luther was called on

to revoke his theses and views when he refused he was ostracized for heresy they chose to print a lecture of saxony his ruler gave him protective custody in vasco castle in eyes enough that this enabled him to survive. this. was. the mob oratorial luther was composed by details but. i am looking at. the basement of his studio and his of the of those over fifty gold and platinum discs half is one of the most successful producers on the german music scene does the show carry a message. it's on the west message is a bit over the top where not the electronic chants from south. carolina. we're not interested in doing some big bible shows this one. we want to tell an exciting story about one person who had an impact on society. equal to what i was here and

around the world what. was going. through that. members of the choir at rehearsals. that project is a balancing act between entertainment and the effort to do justice to the figure of luther. the libretto was written by michel concert was he followed the production every step of the way including both choir and soloists rehearsals concert has penned the lyrics for a range of chart topping hits and successful musicals. was. the three of my boys. what we wanted to do even through is to create an event. that isn't feisty and old fashioned. and

a given that isn't classically traditional but doesn't put on airs. you know boy i mean and we wanted to make it an evening of rock and. indian more the music and. then mention shows the audience that issues are still important to our lives. the idea seems to have worked. except for a bunch of my family are out there my son singing so it's a special thrill but i saw it was really just to see it the way it's a great modern musical but we would have preferred period custody which to base a. very appealing for young people to. think. like that.

the film he said would say it's good to see church themes being presented to a lawn judeans it's something you don't see often enough of allah. the audience loved it so the pop oratorial will be performed even after the end of luther a year. and that wraps up this special edition of your romex dedicated to marking the five hundred anniversary of the protestant reformation and don't forget to check out our website to see any of those reports again or like us on facebook for fun videos and other posts while we leave you now for some more images of the highlights we'll see

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