March
12
/ 2020
The Olympic torch lighting ceremony has been held in Greece. This ceremony has traditionally been the count-down to the modern games and it reaffirms the connection between the ancient and modern Olympics. However, this ceremony, unlike previous events was not a mass celebration but was only witnessed by a small crowd because of concerns about the COVID-19 or coronavirus. The flame lighting ceremony took place in historic Olympia in the south of Greece. This ceremony involves lighting a flame “which stays lit for the entirety of the Olympic Games period, symbolizes purity and represents the values of the Olympics between nations,” according to the Greek Reporter. The ceremony involved up to 30 female performers acting out a series of ritual
