Of Beards and Bubonic Plague: German Village Prays for a (2nd) Miracle
 
                   
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                            
                        In 1633 the Bavarian village of Oberammergau, ravaged by a pandemic, made a pledge to God. Now another pandemic has forced villagers to abandon their promise.
                                    
                        
                        
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