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Why visit Mystery Play of Elche
The Mystery Play of Elche or Elche Mystery Play, is a liturgical drama from the Middle Ages that reenacts the Dormition and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The two-act mystery play is performed annually on 14 and 15 August in the Basílica de Santa María in the city of Elche (Elx).
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Elche, Spain
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The Mystery Play of Elche or Elche Mystery Play, is a liturgical drama from the Middle Ages that reenacts the Dormition and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The two-act mystery play is performed annually on 14 and 15 August in the Basílica de Santa María in the city of Elche (Elx). In 2001, UNESCO declared it one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity and, in 2008, inscribed it on its Representative List.
“The Mystery Play of Elche or Elche Mystery Play, is a liturgical drama from the Middle Ages that reenacts the Dormition and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The two-act mystery play is performed annually on 14 and 15 August in the Basílica de Santa María in the city of Elche (Elx).”
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