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The lighting of the Olympic Flame took place in Ancient Olympia, Greece on Monday. Credit: YouTube/International Olympic CommitteeThe Olympic flame lighting ceremony took place in ancient Olympia on Monday ahead of the Beijing Winter Games, which will run from Feb. 4-20.At the ancient Temple of Hera, up to 30 priestesses or ‘Caryatids Kores’ performed a…
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games was ignited on Monday at the birthplace of
During the traditional ceremony, actress Xanthi Georgiou in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun's rays and light a torch before the 2,500-year-old Temple of Hera, a goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games was ignited on Monday at the birthplace of
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame is now heading to Athens, but the Lighting Ceremony here was interrupted by protests over China's human rights record.