this is dw news from berlin. you can get lots more information on our website to be found at d doubly dot com. ah, ah, ah, ah, welcome to this new edition of check in. today we had south to bavaria to check out 3 places and events unique to germany's largest state. first, lucas degas head to over rama. gov for a unique production of the passion play staged every 10 years. then he'll cycle along the lake river to noise feinstein, the fairy tale castle built by king ludwig the 2nd. and finally, no trip to bavaria is complete without a visit to octoberfest, raring to go after

a 2 year pandemic break. and we are off to oberon. gough, visitors from all over the world, come to obama, go for a play that is only performed every 10 years. because of the pandemic. it's now been 12 years. there are no actual actors on the stage. instead, it's the people of obama go themselves. did you see that many men have long hair and beard? this is mandatory for every one who takes part in the play. when was your last time at the hairdresser? for christmas 2026, that's english. 0 and the lady here. it's been a brother of jesus 3 years ago for 20 years ago. i saved money because i haven't cut my hair for ages or i trimmed it 3 years ago with visual lunch role

here at the temple guard been preached him who play a high priest who condemns jesus neighborhood. and he's just on. but we're head. it's been, i know i'm one of the 2 people playing jesus, call reservation. so there are 2 jesus that we double up on the main roles to jesus is to mary's to conscious pilot vision often. can i take a healthy with pleasure? you might have guessed that the people of over my go bring the life and suffering of jesus to the stage and they've been doing it for almost 400 years. the passion play is the world hit. anyone who was born obama go, or has lived here for 20 years, can take part in it. ah, we're not talking about 10 or 20 people here. there are around 2000 people participating. it's a big show and i really have to see that luckily i have a ticket. so let's go in. we just have to follow the crowd by the

way, the performance less, more than 5 hours. but there's a long intermission in between. i'm really excited. the so called fits females with specially built for the passion play 4500 people fit in the auditorium on the stage. there is room for $600.00 performers and then it starts. ah, the people flocked to the temple in jerusalem. you don't have to be a christian to be drawn into the story. jesus also arrived at the temple. do you recognize him? that's the guy took a selfie with the gun. it's just got this house. oh, nice decide my nuts. ah, it alternates between acting and singing only people from obama go sing in the

choir. he now did you mine a stop? yeah, yeah, no. c the passion of the participants is very impressive. oh, it's okay. i didn't even say i have to keep reminding myself that these are amateurs on stage here. not a trained actors on phone. there are books in various languages for non german speakers to read along and follow what's happening. ah. but the most emotional moment, it's certainly the crucifixion scene that has this toy plot. but

get a lot of what you think of the passion play when they don't, we are more really beautiful. it felt real that we were the link between the old and new testaments and music, the acting, the slash alamos, see, it was, oh, great is i know enough yet, though. just incredible actors the, the music is outstanding. it's just, it's very emotional. i love it. and what was the most special part of it? what do you think when jesus washed his apostles feet moving? absolutely amazing. and it takes a couple of hours. do you think it's too long from time to time or it was all right? no, not at all time. went rather quickly because you were so engaged in a moment. you understood the story and they just moved it along. was, was incredible, was very passionate casual in place. what dedication hills fastens. i asked us, it's our 1st time here. and the 3rd time for our friends and presented,

we were really moved. we shed a tear or 2 and got goosebumps many times seen again. incredible this booklet on globally visitors flock to buses, hotels and restaurants. meanwhile, i am meeting in the theaters dressing room with one of the actors vita halts. alyssa, this is the one you didn't jen, while you were born obama golf? how many passion place has it been for you to sit to 7 when it gets doesn't up? is there a dream role? do the little boys in obama? i will say i want to be jesus one day line. run visa things. no, no. i'm totally happy playing joseph with intermedia. i played him in 2010 already . it's a wonderful role. it is a constant. italy. it is. yeah, it's life. i need to biblical figures with nicodemus and joseph of aramis thea were advocates of jesus among the high council, jesus for the camps. how did the passion play actually come about in us?

and he's lost, i say, to the pin that i think might be pissed. in 1634, there was the plague and the 30 year war helped people vowed that if god spared them from the plague than every 10 years they performed the passion of christ laden with stem disuse of of yet. so you keep a promise every 10 years and forever in alleviate o to sets of you. and so far since $1634.00 i would move. and in what about the beard and hair? is that something jam like or dislike of more than the guns for when you get a decent and go it up? can i can, this is cut the to the 15th issue. it comes with the territory. it's nice if it's something you wouldn't normally do, but for us and obama go, definitely part of the tradition is letting our hair grow out. once every 10 years . it may look a little weird, but there's something special about it all is good. then talk with the passion play runs from may to october. there are about $100.00 performances, which about half

a 1000000 visitors come to see if you're ever an obama golf hang around for a few extra days. the landscape is just great. ah ah, this lift takes me to a mountain the so called quote and is that which is 1250 meters high as to price awaits me at the top. a hold of the alpine coaster as summers to bargain rug, super long, almost 3 kilometers. with

that was great. for the next leg of today's travels, luca sh degas cycles along the lake river to noise. chance dine castle rhyme than you. melville. these are all reverse. you've probably heard of before, but do you also know valesh valesh?

yes. one of the last wild mountain rivers in europe with rapids travel banks left and right. you can see high mountains in forshaw. there is the 1st little challenge for me. a suspension bridge. to be honest, i'm a little nervous walking over this bridge. this is unbelievable. you can cycle all along the lake from the source to the confluence. that's around 250 kilometers. the weight is well sign posted. my root is part of the way from fortune austria to lance beck. i'm late in germany,

that's about 90 kilometers. i'm looking forward to lots of nature, action and a little bit of sightsee valesh poorest into germany with all the power brought from the alps. this is the lake for linear fission at the moment, the rivers carrying lots of water. and he can feel at what out here the next hydro power has been used to generate energy for centuries. here by harnessing a natural waterfall using widths. this was driving milk 200 years ago. from here i follow the lay into fishing. that's the 1st town north of the austrian border on the very south of bavaria.

fuson has a very pretty old town that you should definitely see medieval streets. historical buildings, a town is over 2000 years old. these facade paintings are typically the various but the main event for fission is found well outside the town noise, sean stein castle. the whole world knows about this place. and believe it or not, i've never been there. but now it's time. now sean stein is the largest and most expensive of the 3 castles, the very in king lewd for the 2nd had built the various most famous monarch route from 186421886. we are only allowed to shoot here outside of normal visitor hours, so we left the whole castle to ourselves. blue

noise feinstein was billed as a medi evil fairy tale castle, playful and teeming with sumptuous details. each hall is decorated with a different subject from the world of germanic myths and legends. the royal families heraldic symbol, shows up everywhere. moist feinstein castle shavonne is sworn. oh, it was supposed to look met evil. but the fixtures had to be ultra modern. and so the castle is simply peppered with modern technology, a telephone that was sensational at the time. and this year to this is some kind of motion detector. every little window represents

a room. and when one of those small things here came down, the key need something right there. ah, the opportunity to walk through here alone really is a privilege or normal days before cove it around 7000 people passed through the castle every day. up to 60 people at a time where here in this bedroom, hard to imagine sleep like a king here. that's what i would like to do and the bed is even long enough. because king mood for the 2nd was a little taller than me. one meter and 91 centimeters, loop fish. the 2nd is also called the fairy tale king. well, what have you? ah, the sad part is that lute vision only knew this castle as

a construction site. he died before english launched and was completed he never had a chance to experience the singer, his hall, filled with music. and he kept wagner operas. were meant to be performed here. but that never happened with the frescos all around shall scenes from the opera pacified yep, i think this is my favorite room. during lutrece rain, there was little understanding for his building trace. but the bavarian king had created only came to be appreciated by later generations. to day, my swan stein is one of the most visited castles in europe. lou, that was fantastic. finally, i have been through my swan stein castle,

hardly any other reason and the various home to so many traditional costume and regional history societies. as the allegory. i have a meeting with someone who is passionate about the very in tradition. max is an ice hockey coach and a fan of traditional bavarian dress. it's important to him to pass the traditions on to the younger generation. max teaches the kits in his club and anyone who asks him a centuries old bavarian folk dance. schoo platen can't any one learn it alone? can't anyone who can count 211, not fall on their heads and is coordinated am? i can to this guy can show you what has anyone not get the hang of it? no, there's no one like that. no, the pressure's on that with my jacket. no, no, where as little as possible, loyal switch with you. every partner starts with foot stomping.

so was there? where's the applause? oh no, it's. i'll show you the bay safe under water plant le really has grown, sees while supplying his forefinger. susanna flatly starts. john is not bad, it's easier if you look straight ahead. oh yes, not conflict with a little stronger. this exactly. market, it's frank coordination stand here and use your head. has a couple him. give you a heads up. those to him. they're all i one. so 3,

i'm 123, go exactly. again. i 123, looks clumsy, right off the set. so lots of a clumsy but we'll work it out to newer, newer i and i, but i the year funds decks leaving art knowing thin if and all right. so again, iron side, but i fear i inspire dr. kia burns. dex even, ah, lawyer. and see if we're good. now you're terrible thing. first though most again, once, mormon, i'm for that i fear. ha, that we good. you can i argue i'm the, the you may that was satisfying. what's i live?

this is not simply tradition button many thanks. ah, ah, and finally on this check in luke, i stag ahead to munich for october fest reopened after a 2 year pandemic break. of course, when you go to the octoberfest, do you want to look the part traditional costumes are really popular during octoberfest. mm. women have done this and the men have leather pants, leader with the leader was. is it a leader hoses special? of course. so do you only see them at octoberfest, or will you see them at the office to walk garden,

though an incident that unit is in this region later who is an artist warrant for specially that sick? is this ice costume, the cotton get tourists like to wear them to get her into the swing of things and i'm told her offended by decent, gone. but for us, there just a pair of pants we'd wear on an ordinary day and horse at the 2 house and i'll talk aka, talking about their ju, i looked like a real bavarian boy, a bio shy away. yeah. oh thanks, alex. ah. so now i'm ready to go check out the festival once it, if you come here, take public transportation, it's much faster. ah,

ah, since 2016 there's been a fence put up around octoberfest safety precautions have increased. you can't bring bottles in, of course bags and backpacks are checked with. oh, there's a lot going on here early in the morning. i'm here from texas. all right, and when you hear this salary is over, it's the 1st time you're here. yep. okay. and all dressed up or just yeah, we're going to go, this is how the germans, your system is actually do anything less good. what do you like about october 5th of how do you? well, just look around the up this year. the october 1st is one of a kind because of it, i feel like that we're doing october. financial is our 1st time. okay, a b. what's special about october 5th, october 1st. and been the brought worst the crowd. it's the whole

octoberfest culture. it's really great. i love and i don't know it's on our bucket list. i think the bucket lately. okay, elizabeth with everything here is about having fun, but that doesn't mean it's only about fear. the octoberfest is a real fun fare with rights and gains, and some of them have a long tradition. for example, throwing at cat a or this right here. it's called how the lucas hit the lucas. of course, i've gotta try it. but listen, what do i need to do not to look like a fool? think that well you have to position yourself, right? and then it's just like any other hammer, the same principle. if you take the hammer, keep the back of the handle waka,

nice and flattened, right, le, milstaff, that's the most important part. and the rest is easy. okay, that's got one that s as i guess that's official. yeah. all right. it's harder than it looks. boone. meanwhile it's evening at october fast to get a birds eye view. i'll go up on the ferris wheel with this ferris wheel has been here since 1979. it takes you almost 50 meters and a something of a landmark here at the octoberfest. mm hm

. a day at the october, 1st of course, wouldn't be complete without a visit to one of the many pavilions. there are 14 big tents in all which can hold up to 100000 people. i'm in the hacker tense. one of the largest had octoberfest you'll always find a free spot during the day, but in the evening it's a real challenge, especially on weekends. ah if you're here for the 1st time member, the beer at octoberfest is

a bit stronger than your regular logger. otherwise, the party might be over sooner than you'd like. but it's easy to have a good time here. everyone's enjoying themselves and the good news is contagious. ah. so what's my impression of the octoberfest? there's the reason this is called the world's biggest party. it's quite something a bit very an original. ah ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah,

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