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    When did the Olympic flame first appear before the games?

    Question #87865. Asked by ggr8auntie1458. (Oct 28 07 7:43 AM)


    Dizart

    		1928

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_flame

    Oct 28 07, 8:31 AM
    rightiam

    		It was reintroduced in 1928 at the Summer Olympics

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Flame

    Oct 28 07, 8:31 AM
    red_stone

    		The Greeks took the idea of the flame from their gods. Supposedly at the altar of some of the gods (Hera, Zeus, and Hestia) there was a eternal flame burning on the altar. The idea of using the flame from the gods was symbolic.
    http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/torino/torch_relay/full_story_uk.asp?id=1623

    Oct 28 07, 8:38 AM
    McGruff

    		Question #87877. primrose20 asks:
    When did the Olympic flame first appear before the games?

    borisanchovy posts:

    Am I right in thinking that it's the torch relay that your question is in regards to (since you say "before" the games)? If that's the case, then that was in 1936 before the Berlin Games. 1928 would be when the flame was once again made part of the Olympic games, by having it lit during the event.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Flame

    Oct 28 07, 6:35 PM

    Oct 28 07, 7:36 PM

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