In this Sacred Land of Ancient Olympia
He received a sacred debt.
May the long-desired Peace be reborn
and to guard the Eternal Light.
In its olive groves for centuries
White doves are building nests.
Children come and sing
the anthem of life on Earth.
The Priestesses stage a dance in honor
of the Sun God Apollo
to be sparing of the super-bright rays.
The High Priestess should light the Sacred Flame.
To stand in front of her
The Earth Wars are on their knees.
To go to the battlefields
the Light of the Spirit, of Knowledge, of Life.
To spread a carpet in Peace.
Come, Sun Heliator, light the torch
The High Priestess implores you for the sake of the suffering.
Those who were taken by the War
and ignorant people remained in prayers of supplication.
Memorial service for souls
for unfortunates who fell dead on battlefields.
Come, Sun Heliator, give your Sacred Flame.
The whole Earth awaits her and insists on Peace.
The Torchbearers stand ready.
To become winds, to become Mercurys.
To pave the way for peace across the planet.
Come, Priestesses of Ancient Olympia
set up a dance, give the slogan
May the peoples join hands in unity.
And you, High Priestess, were the sun shining on the Flame
May her fire never go out.
To illuminate from end to end
the Peaceful Spirits
to eternally praise the Dawn of Life.
Of Life that bathes in the water of Knowledge.
Oh Peace of All Beauty
Come here tonight to be born.
And You, Ancient Land of Olympia
continue to nourish your guts
the deep roots of Olive Trees.
May the Priestesses weave victory wreaths
to the Peace Athletes of the entire Universe.
And you, Sun, Heliator of the blue sky
of this City that gave birth to the Light, never set.
Flames of Peace, do not cease to give birth.
Sacred Duty of the Greeks Peace Flames
to shine eternally at the ends of the Earth.
Come, people, join hands.
weave circles of Peace.
The Flame of Eternal Life passes.
*** The 2.800-year journey of the Olympic Games: 776 BC – 2024 AD
The Olympic Flame lighting ceremony and the torch relay are modern additions. In ancient times, torch relays only took place during certain festivals but not during the Olympic Games.
The modern Olympic Flame appeared in Amsterdam in 1928, when the Olympic Games were held there. In 1936, the torch relay was first introduced at the Summer Olympics in Berlin.
The Olympic Flame and the Olympic Games, symbols of the highest universal importance, remind us of the need for Peace for the prosperity and civilization of all peoples on Earth!
The entire ritual of the Lighting of the Olympic Flame at the Heraion, in Ancient Olympia, where the Olympic Games were born, is of utmost importance. And the most moving moment is the invocation of the High Priestess to the god Apollo as she lights the torch, whose Sacred Flame will carry the Highest and Universal Ideals throughout the Universe.
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