Olympic flame lighting ceremony in Greece before leaving for Paris 2024

Olympia/Athens, April 16 (EFE). – The lighting of the Olympic flame took place on Tuesday at the ruins of ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony during which the god Apollo was invoked and the flame was passed on to the first bearer, who begins his journey to Paris for the Olympic Games. . this summer. During a ceremony held at this historic site before each Winter and Summer Olympics since 1936, Greek actress Mary Mina, as the High Priestess of Olympia, lit the Olympic torch towards Apollo, surrounded by other priestesses and a Vestal Virgin. The traditional ceremony suggests a connection between the Games of antiquity, which originated at Olympia in 776 BC, and the Games of modern times. INCLUDES IMAGES OF THE OLYMPIC TORCH LIGHTING IN THE RUINS OF ANCIENT OLYMPIA IN A TRADITIONAL CEREMONY WHICH THE GOD APOLLO WAS INVOKED AND THE FLAME WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE FIRST BEARER BEGINNING HIS JOURNEY IN PA RIG (FRANCE) ) ) FOR GAMES THIS SUMMER.