圣火光耀邮图

• 作 者: 谭世光
• 出 处: 集邮博览
• 发表日期: 2008年08期
• 关键词: 古代奥运会 宙斯神庙 参加奥运会 宗教仪式 夏季奥运会 首届现代奥运会 熊熊燃烧 小全张 女祭司 柏林奥运

在古希腊,火炬传递最早是作为一种宗教仪式在夜晚进行的。后来,人们把这个古老的风俗带到了古代奥运会上,演变成从祭坛上点燃火炬的仪式。在古希腊每届奥运会举行之前,人们都要在宙斯神庙前点燃火炬,奔赴各城邦,去传递停战和奥运会召开的消息。大家高举火炬,边跑边喊:“停止一切战争,参加奥运会去!”

In ancient Greece, the torch relay was first carried out as a religious ceremony at night. Later, people brought this ancient customs to the ancient Olympic Games and evolved into a ceremony to light the torch from the altar. Before each Olympics in ancient Greece, people must light the torch in front of the Temple of Zeus and go to all the cities to deliver the information on the armistice and the Olympic Games. We held high the torch, ran and shouted: “Stop all wars, go to the Olympic Games!”