Easter plays near sunny Tenerife beaches of Adeje.

Get mesmerized by Adeje Easter plays on Easter's Holy Friday which falls onto April 22 in 2011.

Expect an amazing amount of 300 Tenerife players to be ready for acting by lunchtime. Mind electronic gear and the media, such as radio and at least one televison news channel on standby.

The actors' religious dedication and passion for Spanish speech and drama matches any professional acting skills. All are volunteers and are not paid for their contribution. Their names are not even listed.

The open arena of the Easter plays is in Adeje's main streets Calle Grande and Calle Jaricas.

Adeje's easter show is heavy stuff:

This Easter show where the last hours of the life of Jesus Christ are acted out is not for the faint hearted. This is realism or realistic street art at its best where make believe acting even simulates bloody scenes such as Christ's crucification.

Rising numbers of spectators my even surpass last year's record high of over 20000. The spectacle's Christian message warrants any details of acted out cruelty in the name of art.

Never mind that no real blood is being spilled. So they say...

Cost of passion plays Adeje:

Despite some other attractions Tenerife of the region Costa Adeje which are worth paying for, this big entertainment charges no entrance fee. It is an entire labour of love.

How does the play on Easter in Adeje compete with the Passionsspiele Oberammergau, which have the same topic?

The Adeje Easter show called Via Crucis has everything going for it.

Watch Via Crucis of 2008 in Spanish video below...

The show is well on its way to become one of famous Tenerife events for Easter holidays.

Another must see are very old Spanish traditions of La Laguna eery Easter celebrations by processions of Cofradia Misericordia brotherhoods on the same day in the afternoon as well as at night in ancient town quarters.

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