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Where did the tradition of lighting the Olympic flame or torch come from?

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Where did the tradition of lighting the Olympic flame or torch come from?

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As far as the Ancient Olympics are concerned, no one knows ‘where’ it started. But history does know that the flame was meant to symbolize the rebirth of Greek heroes that had died.