Why the Olympic torch is lit and why the Olympic torch is lit in Greece

The Olympic flame was first seen at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It was Coubertin who came up with the idea, but only to light the flame on a fountain tray near the stadium. 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 heaven, in front of the god Olympian Zeus (Zeus), 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, the city-states must truce, forget about hatred and war, and actively prepare for the Olympic Games, so the torch symbolizes peace, light, unity and friendship.

In 1920, the Antwerp Olympics marked the end of the Great War and lit a flame of peace. In 1928, during the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, a flame burned on a tower, and the flame was obtained by the Olympic Games with a condenser. In 1934, the International Olympic Committee confirmed the lighting of the flame and held a lighting ceremony in Olympia on 20 July 1936 (Berlin 1936).

That's a sacred symbol! And the torch torch is the torch that passed the sacred flame of Mount Olympus from Greece. It is also a kind of Olympic spirit, a kind of hope for world peace, and a yearning for no war of mankind!

Because the birthplace of the Olympic Games is in Greece, in order to inherit a history, the Olympic torch was lit in Greece, because it originated there, which is equivalent to bringing the flame from Greece.

Because Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Movement, the Olympic flame was lit from Greece in honor of the Olympic Movement.

In 776 B.C., the ancient Greeks held the earliest games in the history of mankind in Olympia, and in accordance with religious regulations, in front of the temple of Zeus in Olympia, held a solemn ceremony, lit the torch from the altar, and then the runners carried the torch to the various city-states of Greece to convey peace, not war.

In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Jabes, and since Athens is the birthplace of the Olympic Games, the Olympic Games have been held in various countries of the world in turn, and the name of the Olympic Games is still used, and it is also held every four years, and the "flame" of each session is stipulated"It is all ignited from here and then passed on to the countries where the Olympics are held.

Because Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games.

<>1. The Olympic torch will not burn all the time. At the next Olympics, we will go back to Olympia to get the fire. As soon as the Olympics are over, the fire will be extinguished.

2. The Olympic flame is usually lit in front of the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, a few months before the opening of the Olympic Games. The only way to light the flame is to recite a eulogy to the sun god by the chief priestess in front of the temple of Hera in Olympia, and then to ignite the flame by concentrating the sun's rays on a concave mirror, creating a high temperature. The whole process was solemn and there was no crowd watching.

Once the flame was lit, it was placed in an ancient brazier and brought by the chief priestess to the altar inside the ancient Olympic stadium to present the flame to the people waiting there, light the torch in the hands of the first torchbearer, and subsequently. Start its trip to the city where the Olympics will be held.