the high priestess then makes her way to the altar
and will your prayer to the god Apollo
[speaking in Greek]
Apollona
the prayer offered we now move to the lighting the torch which will remain here after the
lighting will be placed into the parabolic bollock mirror
the sun's rays are most strongly concentrated
and the torch is alight
comes to receive the flame from the bowl once the flame is in the bowl the torch will remain
behind the bowl will join the procession to the stadium where a second torch is already
in place awaiting the handover esparza lymon is priestess estiada
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the lighting of the torch and of course the olive branch which was awarded to the victors
in the ancient olympic games
handover of the olympic flame by the high priestess championship to the first torchbearer
ski champion Ioannis Antoniou
and this of course such a special occasion such an honor for Ioannis Antoniou
He is the first torchbearer, the alpine skier who represented his country at PyeongChang
2018 and also a man who has experience of this wonderful tradition here in september
of 2013 he was the first torchbearer for the Sochi 2014 lighting ceremony...so the torch
in good hands.
the release of the dove
which is of course a symbol of peace throughout the world
well the dove certainly knows where home is
so the priestesses have discharged their duties they can return to the temple of hera an according
yet
departure of the first torchbearer of the monument of kerala opening of the olympic
torch relay so the torch relay then officially begins with Ioannis Antoniou making his way
to the De Coubertin grove