 SYMBOL AND RITUAL IN OLYMPIC ARENAMarathon, 2014, vol. 6, issue 2, 190-194 Abstract: Olympic Games are an unique, incomparable event concentrating the all world attention in one place and keeping the highlights for many successive days. Beside de sporting competition side, Olympics aggregate also a ceremonial, a festive and an entertainment component. The ritual space is clearly defined by substantial enclosures, lights, and security personnel, creating the context for inducing in the collective consciousness the exaltation and the feeling of being part of an exceptional moment. In the opening ceremony, the Olympic symbols including the flag, the circles, the anthems, the oaths and the Olympic flame, are presented in solemn moments recalling ancient religious rituals from the time when the games in Olympia were dedicated to the Greek gods. The ceremonial containing the Olympic symbols invests the event with dignity and solemnity. The opening and closing ceremonies include cultural performances and bring out the spirit of the hosting nation through its most valuable historical, cultural, and scientific symbols and personalities in a profane festive atmosphere. Keywords: culture; sport; propaganda; ceremony; global event. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:rom:marath:v:6:y:2014:i:2:p:190-194 Access Statistics for this article Marathon is currently edited by Jinga Gheorghe More articles in Marathon from Department of Pshisycal Education and Sport, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania Contact information at EDIRC. |
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