What does it mean to be a tinder 5

A flame collector is a person who undertakes the task of collecting the torch for various sports events.

Flame collection is collected by drilling wood for fire, hitting stones for fire, etc., and the torch relay is carried out locally.

Fire, in human life, has always played an important role. Mastering the use of fire is an important advance in human history. In the beliefs of many peoples of the world, there is a content about the worship of fire.

Take the ancient Greeks, for example, who believed that the appearance of fire in the world was derived from the myth of Prometheus.

The origin of fire makes it a sacred element. The Greeks burned a sacred fire in front of the main temple that would never be extinguished. The way in which the flame is lit is an important guarantee of the purity of the flame.

The flame is made by concentrating sunlight through a semicircular concave mirror called a skaphia. (Concave mirrors are also used today to light the Olympic flame.) ）

The torch relay relay flame will be collected from various historical and cultural sites in the east, west, south, north and middle of Zhengzhou, and the fire will be collected by drilling wood for fire, hitting stones for fire, etc., and the torch relay will be carried out locally, and the flame will meet at the ** site after the fire is collected. The Torch Relay Race consists of 6 teams of 600 people each.

It's just that the Olympic competition doesn't have a torch.

Then the local people have to collect.

Torch relay was carried out locally by drilling wood for fire, striking stones for fire, etc.

It was from Athens, Greece to give the flame in order to run the torch.

The Greeks saw the priestess as the embodiment of the gods, not as ordinary women. The priestess of the Olympic Games generally needs a tall and well-proportioned figure, deep and bright big eyes, a straight nose bridge, a distinct facial contour, and a noble temperament.

It is customary for each High Priestess to be an actress selected from the Greek National Theatre, or from among the top Bi students of the drama school under the Greek National Theatre. For example, the Greek actress Maria Nafpuri, the highest priestess of the Beijing Olympics, spends hours every day rehearsing for the torch and a series of processions. The priestess of the 2012 Olympic Games was a Greek girl in a tassel shirt, Eno Menigacchi, who has been in the service of the flame lighting ceremony for 16 years.

On the day of the lighting ceremony, they had to get up at 4 a.m. In the eight hours leading up to 12 noon, they need to dress themselves up in perfect condition, whether it is makeup, clothes or hairstyles, in short, they need to be in the best possible state of mind for the flame lighting ceremony. It is worth mentioning that, as priestesses, they are volunteers and are not paid.

The ritual of lighting the flame in the ancient Olympic Games originated from the myth of ancient Greece that human beings stole the fire from above, in front of the god Zeus of Olympia, according to the religious ritual to light the fire on the altar, and then run around the city-states with the torch to convey the message that the Olympic Games are about to begin, and the city-states must make a truce, forget about hatred and war, and actively prepare for the Games.

It is now collected at the site of Olympia in Athens, Greece. The flame was lit by the priestess using a concave mirror to refract sunlight.

The priestess at the altar uses a spherical mirror, focusing on the sun's rays, and the torches that are lit are called tinder.

Each Asian Games is held in different places, with different customs and different scenic spots. The method of lighting the flame and the place of collection are also different. On October 9, 2010, the flame of the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games was collected at the No. 1 beacon tower of the Great Wall of Juyongguan in Beijing, and the torch relay began at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

The flame symbolizes peace, light, unity and friendship. Zixun is also a sign of this, in order to commemorate Prometheus, the god of fire who stole fire for mankind. In the major games, the torch relay and the lighting of the flame are indispensable and important links.

The flame of the Winter Olympics was lit in front of the temple of Hera, a site of ancient Olympia in Greece.

In 1934, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially decided in Athens that during the Olympic Games, from the opening to the closing, the Olympic flame would be burned at the main venue, and the flame must be collected from Olympia and transmitted to the host city in the form of a torch relay. Since then, the torch relay has become an indispensable ritual at every Olympic Games.

The flame of the Winter Olympics was lit at the ruins of ancient Olympia in Greece.

Whether it's the Winter Olympics or the Olympics, the flame is lit in Greece. In 1934, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided that during the Olympic Games, from the opening to the closing, the Olympic flame would be burned at the main venue, and that the flame would have to be collected from Olympia, an ancient Olympic site in Greece, and transmitted to the host city in the form of a torch relay. Since then, the torch relay has become an indispensable ritual at every Olympic Games.

Since the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a solemn lighting ceremony has been held in front of the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia before each Olympic Games, attended by the International Olympic Committee, the host city of the Olympic Games and the local **. Greek maidens dressed in period costumes use spotlights to gather a fire, which is then passed on to Athens, which in turn travels to the host city. On the way of the torch relay, if there are high mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, it can be transported by plane or ship.

The flame must arrive in the host city the day before the opening of the Games, and the "Olympic Flame" in the main stadium will be lit by the last torch relay bearers at the opening ceremony to the cheers of the crowd.

The flame is lit through a concave mirror. Deciphering the Flame and Props of the Ritual Beyond Imagination The Priestess has to rehearse every day After obtaining a new flame The fire that was collected the day before is extinguished——— the first spare flame is properly preserved. After that, a new flame is lit every day to replace the previous day's flame until March 24, when it is officially lit.

Tinder in detail - In order to ensure a smooth ceremony, it is customary to collect the fire in advance According to the custom, in order to ensure that the flame can be collected smoothly on the day of the official ceremony, the ignition team usually lights the fire in advance during the rehearsal. In the unlikely event that bad weather affects the lighting of the flame on the day of the ceremony, the High Priestess can light the torch with the spare flame that has been collected in advance. The torch lighting ceremonies at Sydney 2000 and Turin 2006 were used for weather conditions.

It is understood that from now on, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the Beijing Olympic flame lighting ceremony, the priestess will rehearse and collect the flame at the ancient Olympia site every day, and after obtaining a new flame, the fire collected the day before will be extinguished until March 24, when the flame is obtained at the official Beijing Olympic flame lighting ceremony. The obtained flame will be stored in two tinder lamps to prevent accidents that may cause the fire to go out. According to the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the Beijing Olympic flame will be kept in three separate lanterns, two of which will be handed over to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee to take back to Beijing, and the other will remain with the Hellenic Olympic Committee until the flame arrives safely in Beijing.

At about half past twelve, the High Priestess and the Priestesses entered, dancing to the beat of the drums. The High Priestess prayed to the sun god Apollo. According to the weather, clouds and other conditions at that time, she will choose the best time to aim the torch in her hand at the fire device placed in front of the altar, and the sunlight will shine directly on the fire collecting instrument for a few minutes, and the flame will be ignited.

After the flame is lit, the priests continue their religious dance and walk towards the ancient Olympic Arena. The High Priestess lit the torch in the hands of the first torchbearer at the entrance to the Ancient Olympic Arena and passed to him an olive branch picked by a boy with both parents, thus beginning the real torch relay.

The Olympic flame symbolizes peace, light, unity and friendship, and is also a tribute to Prometheus, the god of fire who stole the flame for mankind.

The ritual of lighting the flame in the ancient Olympic Games originated from the myth of ancient Greece that human beings stole the fire from above, in front of the god Olympian Zeus, according to the religious ritual on the altar to light the fire, and then run around the city-states with the torch to convey the message that the Olympic Games are about to begin, the city-states must truce, forget about hatred and war, and actively prepare to participate in the Olympic Games, so the torch symbolizes peace, light, unity and friendship.

The flame has its origins in ancient Greek mythology and legend. Legend has it that the ancient Greek god Prometheus stole fire and brought it to the world without telling Zeus in order to save the hungry and cold human beings. In ancient Greece, before every Olympic Games, people lit the flame in front of the temple of Hera.

It symbolizes light, unity, friendship, peace, and justice.

Light, unity, friendship, peace, justice.