Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is one that billions of people from around the world schedule into their television programs. Although the Olympics are a venue full of talent and artistic freedom, there is a great deal of protocol that needs to be followed by each and every country which holds the Olympics.
One of the first and most important regulations of the Olympic opening ceremonies is that the head of state of the host country must be greeted and met by the President of the IOC and the President of the Organising Committee. The parade of the participants is of course the most historic and moving part of the entire ceremony. There is a great deal of creativity and extravagance put into this part of the ceremony so that each and every representative from each country feels special and that they are part of something that is going to go down in history.
The head of state then has the singular honour to announce the opening of the games and this is something that only the head of state can do of the designated country of honour. Besides this few protocols and regulations the opening ceremonies of the Olympics can be as extravagant or as simple as the hosting country wants. This is something that depends greatly on the budget of not only the country but the IOC as well.
Olympic Games 2008 Opening Ceremonies
The 2006 Winter Games opening ceremony consisted of spectacular fireworks and an estimation of course 35,000 spectators within Italy. The opening ceremonies of the Olympics have always been held outdoors until the 2010 Winter Olympics which is set to take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This will be the first Olympic Games where the opening ceremony is held indoors. Although this does not break any of the opening ceremony protocol rules, it does break tradition which is why so many people are going to be interested to watch these particular games and see what other differences Vancouver has made to the tradition of the Olympic Games.
Olympics Opening Ceremony Tickets
Although the Olympic Games opening ceremonies are generally hours long and full of political speeches by both the head of state of the presenting country and the Presidents and executives of all of the Olympic Committees who contribute to the planning of the games, millions of people, man and women, sit in front of their televisions to watch it. The opening ceremonies of the winter and summer games is something of a historical moment not only for the Olympics as a whole but for the countries involved, the athletes and the people who truly love the festival of talent.
The Olympic Games begin the day after the opening ceremonies and many people feel that the only way to begin the Olympic Games is to watch the opening and closing ceremonies. It is in fact and very emotional and spectacular event that only the Olympics can be attributed to. There is no other festival in the world that can compare to the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
