Firing up tradition
China Daily | Updated: 2008-03-25 07:29
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Greek actresses play priestesses and carry the Olympic flame, lit with a concave mirror, to the stadium near the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia yesterday, where the ancient Games first started in 776 BC. AP |
Even today, residents of Olympia will tell you that the flame of the Games is life itself, lit at the same site during the ancient Olympics.
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