Hundreds expected to attend lighting of Olympic flame
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00:00 Kalymera from Ancient Olympiad, what a magnificent day it is and a great hiatus from all the
00:06 horrible news raging around the world. The pupils now are starting to gather right behind me near
00:12 the Ancient Stadium to form the Olympic rings and it will be followed after by speeches from
00:20 dignitaries including the president of the Hellenic, the Greek Republic and after we'll have
00:24 the magical lighting ceremony. Now dress rehearsals have been taking place, yesterday one of them but
00:30 other days as well. Also what we're expecting patiently is the appearance of the sun, a super
00:38 important component of this very symbolic ritual where a high priestess is meant to capture the
00:46 sun rays in a curved mirror and thus light her torch to maintain the purity of the flame, one that
00:55 embodies all the spirit of not only the Ancient Olympic but the modern ones. The link is there,
01:03 the flame and its purity and the torch relay will thus begin spreading this message of peace,
01:11 unity and hope around Greece first until it embarks on its French journey with the Belém,
01:18 a mastered ship to Marseille to continue there its journey until the opening ceremony on the
01:23 26th of July in the French capital.