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2008 Olympic Flame
to Burn Bright for China

Original Hymn to Apollo
«?p?????a, ?e? t?? ????? ?a? t?? ?d?a? t?? f?t??, ste??e t?? a?t??e? s?? ?a? ??a?e t?? ?e?? d?da ??a t? f????e?? p??? t?? ????a?. ?? es?, ? ??a, ????se e????? se ????? t??? ?a??? t?? ??? ?a? stef???se t??? ????t?? t?? ?e??? a???a»
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GREEK SPIRIT AGAIN

ENJOY - SOUNDS FULL  OF OLYMPIC EMOTION

THE OLYMPIC FLAME
LIGHT O SPIRIT, KNOWLEDGE AND LIFE

The Olympic torch will be carried across all five continents, along the ancient "Silk Road" and 135 cities, covering 137,000 kilometers over 130 days, the longest time the flame has ever been carried.

A short BackFlash of Athens 2004

Tomorrow March 24th, 2008
is tje official day to lifth the torch andhand over the Olympic Flame
to the Chines Olympic Games Committee

THE CEREMONY
will of course be held in ancient
ANCIENT OLYMPIA

Greek priestess successfully lights
first flame in Olympia
2008-03-22 16:59:00   BOCOG 

Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou will act as High Priestess
at the torch lighting ceremony.

The CHRONOS FOREST IS WOUNDED
35000 New trees are planted
but it will take some time to have the
former great environment.
 
The Olympic torch will be carried across all five continents, along the ancient "Silk Road" and 135 cities, covering 137,000 kilometers over 130 days, the longest time the flame has ever been carried.


WE WILL FOLLOW
the daily reports given by the Olympic Committee on the Olympic Flame Race and add all news and of course music and highlights from the different towns, regions and countries.

THIS IS THE YEAR OF CHINA


Chinese diabled deaf (and maybe mute) girls and guys performing traditional and national dance My Dream ---- Guanyin (a Bodhisattva


As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
A thousand hands will naturally come to your aid
As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
You will reach out with a thousand hands to help other.




Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.

Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.
Bodhi means wisdom or enlightenment; sattva means being or essence. Put the two together and you get bodhisattva, a being who is enlightened and ready to transcend the cycles of birth and death, but chooses to return to the material world in order to help other people reach the same level of enlightenment. This is the ultimate demonstration of pure compassion.


A PHILOXENIA - KALEIDOSCOPE FEATURE

The ancient Greeks revered the power and fire. In Greek mythology, the God
Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans. To celebratethe
passing of fire from Prometheus to man, the Greeks would
hold relay races. Athletes would pass a lit torch to one another
until the winner reached the finish line.
Click above - © Song Giannis Kotsiras

"Pass the Flame, Unite the World
It's time to celebrate let our voices be heard
Pass the Flame, Unite the world
Bring us all together
We can grow a forest
On a dried up river bed
We can build a mountain
From a grain sand
Reach out, hold out your hands Reach out, hold out your hands
Pass the Flame, Unite the World
It's time to celebrate let our voices be heard
Pass the Flame, Unite the world
Bring us all together
Pass the Flame Unite the World (x5)
Reach out, hold out your hands Reach out, hold out your hands
Pass the Flame, Unite the world
Pass the Flame, Unite the World (x5)"...

(lyrics: Lol Creme - "Pass the flame")

PEACE JUSTICE AND FREEDOM
TO THE PEOPLE OFTIBET, KURDISTAN, CYPRUS

RECOGNITION OF

THE PONTIAN GENOCIDE

According to the contract, Olympic fire of the Peking Games will be lit from solar beams in Ancient Olympia on Peloponnese, the native land of Olympic Games. Ceremony will pass on March, 25th, 2008. Relay race of Olympic fire will pass 137 thousand kilometers on five continents before to finish on August, 8th, 2008 at opening of the Peking Olympiad. The basic way of relay race Olympiad -2008 to Pekin will pass on a route of the Great silk way having historical value. This way symbolizing communication between China and the world, will pass through five continents and will visit those places where Olympic fire has never visited. The torch will transfer friendship and respect to people of different nationalities, races and beliefs. " I am deeply convinced, that relay race of a torch will leave unusual impression in memory of people of all world and will create new dream ", president МОК has added. Olympic fire will be carried by through 113 Chinese cities and 22 foreign, including, it will carry by through the Russian city of St.-Petersburg and Kazakh Alma-Ata. The torch with the image of the Chinese traditional ornaments has 72 sm in height and 985 grams weigh, can burn 15 minutes, maintain the maximal speed of a wind in 65 km/h and at a rain up to 50 mm/ч. Olympic fire in China will flash in 8 evenings of 8 numbers 8 months 8 years

 

Hello LYdia!

Thank you my Good Russian friend for the comments and your additional information. I saw the pictures at the official page of Beiging Olympic Games. Today we saw on TV the Gerneral repetion of the Ceremony. They ancient Greeks did so at ancient time. They place a sort of a mirror or a lens to ceneter the sunshines to one point to get the SUNLIGHT to start burning.
I am coming with a big surprise today (Tonight for you and me). In  two days is our (GREECE Independence Day). YOu understand it will be a great party in here.

The Picture I posted is from Yesterday at the repetition of the ceremony in ancient Olympia.

Georgios

Greetings, Georgios! Congratulation, Olympus!

В Греции в 12 часов по московскому времени началась торжественная церемония зажжения Олимпийского огня, который затем отправится в Пекин и эстафетой по всему миру. Огонь был зажжен в Древней Олимпии.

Церемония прошла в античном храме Геры в месте, где давным-давно проводились Олимпийские игры. Олимпийский огонь зажгли с помощью специальных параболических зеркал от солнечных лучей.

На пути этой славной традиции уже несколько лет стоит плохая погода. Так, облачность помешала нормально провести церемонии и перед Играми 2000 года в Сиднее, а также последними тремя зимними Олимпиадами. В этот раз из-за злодейки-непогоды была сорвана репетиция этого внушительного события, а сама церемония из-за неблагоприятного прогноза перенесена на час раньше – событие в олимпийской истории беспрецедентное.

ВСЕ ФОТОГРАФИИ

Возможно, так небеса протестуют против привнесения политики в традиционно аполитичные Олимпийские игры. Как известно, основной конфликт разыгрывается между Китаем и Тибетом, борющимся за свою независимость. Из-за этой борьбы очень многие деятели политики и искусства призвали бойкотировать Олимпийские игры. На церемонии зажжения Олимпийского огня были приняты строжайшие меры безопасности – во избежание акций протеста, но все же они не сумели оградить жриц от посягательств извне.

Несмотря на все меры безопасности, церемония все-таки была нарушена неизвестными активистами, сообщает РИА "Новости". Два человека с черными флагами подбежали к микрофону во время выступления главы оргкомитета Игр в Пекине Лю Ци и выкрикнули лозунги. На панно в их руках было написано: "Бойкот стране, которая попирает права человека". Их быстро задержали.

 

Глава Международного олимпийского комитета Жак Рогге уверен, что олимпиада сможет положить конец разногласиям, тем более что Далай-лама не против ее проведения.

Возможный мир зарождают в Олимпии актрисы, облаченные в костюмы жриц богини Геры. Затем церемония перейдет в Китай, где будет дан старт эстафете, обещающей стать самой масштабной в истории. Олимпийский факел пройдет путь длиной в 97 тысяч километров на пяти континентах за 130 дней.