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Greece Gears Up for Revamped Olympic Flame-Lighting Ceremony
The Olympic flame-lighting ceremony at Ancient Olympia next month, starting the Olympic Torch Relay that will usher in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is to feature several changes, including a new High Priestess, redesigned costumes and a new composer.
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Greece Mourns Legendary High Priestess of the Olympic Flame Ceremony
Maria Moscholiou, the legendary High Priestess of the Olympic Flame ceremony at Ancient Olympia, has died in Athens.
Moscholiou supervised the dramatic Lighting Ceremonies four times in total -- in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980.
She was presented with the City...