Based on the ancient tradition of the Olympic Games, where a sacred fire was kept running throughout the celebrations on the altar of goddess Hestia, the Olympic Flame is lit in the archeological site of Olympia. The flame is kindled by the rays of the sun in a parabolic mirror, several months before the Olympic Games in the temple of Hera by 11 woman dressed all in white, representing the Vestal Virgins.
I sent this card home from our cruise to the Eastern Mediterranean for my collection.
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