It only happens every 10 years, so if attending the Oberammergau Passion Play has always interested you, it’s time to start your travel planning today.  The play, a reconstruction of the life and death of Christ, is getting ready for it’s 41st season in the Bavarian town of Oberammergau.  The play was first performed in 1634 as a result of a vow made by the village during the Bubonic Plague.  The village promised that if they were spared from the plague, they would perform a passion play every 10 years.  The prayers were answered, and the Passion Play began.
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Looking to carve out a niche focusing on inspiration family travel, a new travel television show, Travel with Spirit, has launched.  The series promotes inspirational travel destinations, and bills itself as the world’s first and only Christian travel television show.  The show makes no attempt at diversity of other faiths or sites related to other faiths, and has narrowly defined its viewer as the Christian consumer.
The show is a half hour long, and showcases experiences, destinations, products, and interviews, all combining faith and travel.
Examples of topics include:

Serenity of river cruises
European Christmas markets
Christian holy land tours,
Travel with renowned Christian musicians

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After 10 years of being locked away, the Shroud of Turin is slated for display in 2010.  It is normally rolled up and locked away in a silver box, and kept under close guard in the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, with a replica on display.  But Pope Benedict has announced that the real thing will be put on display for the faithful to see next year, and as a result, religious travel promises to be booming.
The Shroud is a linen cloth (measuring approximately 14  1/2 x 4 feet) that is believed to have been the burial cloth of …read more