The ceremonial fire stems from the ancient Greece myth fable. Hands down ancient Greece god Prometheus for the humanity which rescues suffers hunger and cold, hides the truth from Zeus to steal the kindling material belt to the world. The ancient Greece before each Olympic Games are held, the people must light the ceremonial fire before the Hera temple. After the modern Olympic Games establish, when the ceremonial fire is lit that flash, this Olympic Games ceremonial fire's transmission was the announcement complete conclusion. Along with Olympic Games' conclusion, this Olympic Games ceremonial fire will also be extinguished. The first torch relay activity was Berlin Olympic Games starts from 1936
圣火起源于古希腊神话传说。相传古希腊神普罗米修斯为解救饥寒交迫的人类,瞒着宙斯偷取火种带到人间。古希腊在每届奥运会举行以前,人们都要在赫拉神庙前点燃圣火。现代奥运会创立后,当圣火被点燃的那一刹那,本届奥运会圣火的传递活动即宣告圆满结束。随着奥运会的结束,本届奥运会圣火也将被熄灭。第一次火炬接力活动是从1936年柏林奥运会开始的。