The 5th grade visited Panathenaiko Stadium to watch the lighting of the Olympic Flame

The Winter Youth Olympic Games

‘’Lillehammer 2016’’ in Norway

By the 2nd Primary School of Acharnes GREECE

The lighting of the Olympic flame of the Winter Youth Olympic Games "Lillehammer

2016" at the Panathenaiko Stadium of Athens

The 5th grade visited Panathenaiko Stadium to watch the lighting of the Olympic Flame

The weather is beautiful, the sun is shining and the sky is cloudless.

We entertain our visit and we feel awe and excitement that in our country were born Olympics Games.

This is the Panathenaiko Stadium in Athens.

Here became the first modern Olympics in 1896

Now we will give some information about the Olympic Games.

The symbol of the Olympic Games is the five colorful circlesThe blue circle symbolizes Europe,the yellow Asia,the black

Africa,the green Oceania and the red America.The colors of the circles with the white that is the

background of the flag, represent all states of the world, since at least one of the colors of the flag contained in the

flag of every country in the world. Also the 5 cycles, are united among themselves and this symbolizes friendship and

peace between the peoples of the earth.

The Olympic Games celebrated in Ancient Olympia in honor of the father of the gods, Zeus, from the 7th century BC.

The only prize ("athlon") for the winners of the Olympic Games was a wreath hat it was made from the wild olive branch and it is named “Kotinos”.

The Olympic flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games.It is a representation of the theft of fire of Zeus by Prometheus.

Its roots lie in ancient Greece, where a fire kept alive during the Olympic Games.

The high priestess of the holy light recites invocation to

Apollo.

• Sacred silence!• It might sound all the

ether, the earth, the sea and the breaths of the winds. Mountains and Tempe silence. Sounds and voices birds cease. Why future to accompany our Phoebus,

• the Phosphorus King. Apollo, god of the sun and the idea of light, send your rays and lit the sacred torch for the hospitable city of ... (name of the host city).

• And you, oh! Zeus, gave peace to all the peoples of the Earth and crowned the winners of the Olympic Games.

The lighting of the Olympic flame is carried by the rays of the sun

which are congregated within the concave mirror. After the lighting, the High Priestess lights the torch of the first torchbearer, while she keeps unquenchable the flame throughout the Olympic four years in a special

place. Then follows the torch relay with the holy light.

The values and principles that are promoted through the Olympics are: peace, friendship, brotherhood of peoples, fair play, moderation, openness, understanding, love, cooperation, the noble competition, the continuous and sincere effort, perseverance, persistence, targeting, participation rather than inaction, acceptance, humility the very opposite of arrogance in victory, the dignified acceptance of defeat and the use of the self-improvement.

The flag of Greece,

of Norway and

of Olympic Games!

This is the mascot

Places in Athens, Lycabettus and the Greek Parliament

Here,our excursion ends. We had a wonderful time . Thank you to attended us!!

Bye bye!!