{"id":4047,"date":"2024-03-13T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2024-03-13T19:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:00:38","slug":"new-costumes-in-revamped-torch-lighting-ceremony-for-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=4047","title":{"rendered":"New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-costumes-in-revamped-torch-lighting-ceremony-for-paris.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\">Next month\u2019s Paris 2024\u00a0Olympics flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will showcase a new high priestess, redesigned costumes and fresh music as <strong>Greece looks to revamp the traditional ceremony.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flame will be lit on April 16 in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the Games. In a traditional ceremony, actress Mary Mina playing the high priestess for the first time will use a parabolic mirror and the sun\u2019s rays to ignite the torch.\u201cThis is big honour for me. I hope to live up to the trust you placed in me,\u201d Mina said in the ceremony\u2019s presentation on Tuesday. \u201cI am very lucky to now take the reins.\u201d<strong>The costumes Mina and her\u00a0priestesses\u00a0will wear also break with past ceremonies and will be two-toned \u2014 black and white \u2014 as opposed to the monochromatic white or light blue costumes of the past.<\/strong>After the traditional lighting ceremony Mina will then pass the flame to the first torchbearer,\u00a0Olympic\u00a0rowing champion Stefanos Douskos, at the edge of the ancient\u00a0Olympic\u00a0stadium for the start of an 11-day Greek relay.The flame will then be handed over to Paris Games organisers in Athens on April 26 before spending a night at the French Embassy in the Greek capital and then departing the next day for France on board a three-masted ship, the \u2018Belem\u2019.<strong>The\u00a0Olympic\u00a0flame will arrive in Marseille on May 8, with up to 150,000 people expected to attend the ceremony in the southern city\u2019s Old Port<\/strong> before the French leg of the relay begins.Marseille, founded by the Greek settlers of Phocaea around 600 BC, will host the sailing competitions.The French torch relay will last 68 days and will culminate with the lighting of the\u00a0Olympic\u00a0flame at the Games\u2019 opening ceremony on July 26.Follow the<br \/>\nCyprus Mail  on Google News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; The Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting ceremony will take place next month in ancient Olympia, featuring a new high priestess, redesigned costumes, and fresh music as part of Greece&#8217;s efforts to revamp the ceremony.<br \/>\n&#8211; Actress Mary Mina will play the high priestess for the first time, using a parabolic mirror and the sun&#8217;s rays to ignite the torch on April 16.<br \/>\n&#8211; The costumes for Mina and her priestesses will be two-toned \u2014 black and white, differing from the traditional monochromatic white or light blue costumes.<br \/>\n&#8211; Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Douskos will be the first torchbearer, starting an 11-day Greek relay.<br \/>\n&#8211; The flame will be handed over to Paris Games organizers in Athens on April 26 and will arrive in Marseille on May 8, with up to 150,000 people expected to attend the ceremony at the Old Port.<br \/>\n&#8211; The French torch relay will last 68 days, culminating in the lighting of the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony on July 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