Olympic Torch Comes to Culebra
The Olympic torch made a swing through Culebra last week and a few lucky residents got to carry it through town during a formal procession. From Wikipedia Olympic torch entry:
The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics[citation needed]. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since. According to legend, the torch’s flame has been kept burning, ever since the first Olympics.
In contrast to the Olympic flame proper, the torch relay of modern times which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Some photos for the day taken by Palmetto Guesthouse.
