奥运圣火英文介绍Olympic Torch

Olympic Torch

Fire is an important driving force behind human civilization, but also the hearts of our ancestors are sacred objects. The torch as an important link in the Games, has been 2700 years of history. Ancient Greek legend of the Olympia mountains are the habitat of the gods by the local people to commemorate the fire of human Daode Vulcan Prometheus, every four years should be held before the altar in a ritual ceremony.
Olympic flame lit in Ancient ceremony, originated in ancient Greece human stealing fire from heaven myth. Torch symbolizes peace and a bright future, unity and friendship, and so meaningful. Based on the tradition of the Olympic Games, the torch should arrive on the day before the opening of the host city, the opening day in the ignition. Torch on the road, or in the host city for the celebration activities, must comply with the ceremony of the Olympic ceremony, and shall not be used as advertising purposes. Ran through the Olympic torch, the host country often in the last paragraph in the distance, the arrangement with the characteristics of representative figures, such as winning glory for the country's Olympic gold medallists, in the fanatical appreciation of the audience before holding high the torch, Raochang A week later, Taiwan torch lit torch run. Flame in the field must be a clear position and should have good vision, the best in the General Assembly can also see the flame off-site suitable. In the Olympics, the torch can not be extinguished, when the flame extinguished, the Olympics will come to formally ended.
1936, Berlin - the first time the Olympic torch ignited. From this year's Olympics, the Olympic flame is lit at each of the Olympic Games opening ceremony of the indispensable one. 1956, Melbourne - the first time the Olympic flame lit up the southern hemisphere. 1964, Tokyo - the Olympic torch first lit in Asia. 1976, Montreal - satellite transmission Olympic flame. 2000, Sydney - the Olympic torch underwater transmission. 2004, Athens - five continents to share the Olympic glory.