What does the Olympic flame symbolize?

The flame burning in the main venue during the Olympic Games is the Olympic flame, which symbolizes light, unity, friendship, peace and justice. The flame originated from ancient Greek myths and legends.

The flame originated from ancient Greek myths and legends. Prometheus, the ancient Greek god, stole the fire from Zeus and brought it to the world in order to save the hungry and cold mankind. Once the fire spreads all over the world, it can never be taken back. Zeus had to stipulate that he must be sacrificed before lighting the flame. According to this myth, a grand lighting ceremony must be held before the opening of the ancient Olympic Games. The priests lit the Olympia fire from the altar, and all the athletes ran to the torch together. The first three athletes will travel all over Greece with torches, conveying the message of stopping all wars and starting every four years.

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After the resumption of the modern Olympic movement, Coubertin put forward the proposal of lighting the Olympic flame in 19 12, and the ceremony of lighting the Olympic flame began in 1928. From 1936, the Olympic flame was lit from Olympia, Greece, the hometown of the Olympic Games, and then the torch relay was passed to the host country, which arrived in the host city the day before the opening of the Olympic Games and entered the venue at the opening ceremony. It is usually the famous athletes of the host country who light fireworks on the tower until the closing ceremony.

The Winter Olympics started to light the flame on 1952.

1934, the Athens meeting of the International Olympic Committee decided to restore the old system of the ancient Olympic Games. During the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame burned in the main stadium. The flame was taken from the Olympic Games and passed to the host country through the torch relay. Before that, in the main competition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, there was a tall tower burning with flaming fireworks from beginning to end. This is the first time that this kind of activity has been held in the Olympic Games. 1936 On July 20th, Olympia held the lighting ceremony of 1 1 Summer Olympic Games. After that, everyone held the torch and ran the relay of 1 km, passing through Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia, and arrived in Berlin on 1 in August, with a total distance of 3075 km. The International Olympic Committee officially stipulates that lighting the Olympic flame is an essential ceremony for the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games. In addition, the flame is lit to commemorate the soldiers who died in World War I, and the torch relay symbolizes the spread of peace and friendship around the world.