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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (2nd L), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, carries the flame and an olive branch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (C), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, holds the flame during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (R, front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, gives an olive branch to the first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (L, front) during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (L, front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the flame during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (R, front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, passes the flame to the first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (L, front) during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the flame during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the flame during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the flame during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the flame during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (R front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (C front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lyu You/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

An actress playing the role of ancient priestess performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (R front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina (front), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

An actress playing the role of ancient priestess display the urn during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

An actress playing the role of ancient priestess performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess (far R), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess (far R), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, parades at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, leaves Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, leaves Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Illustration - Rome

Statue in the heart of the Roman forum representing a vestal, priestess of the goddess Vesta, guardian of the sacred fire, on May 1, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - People dressed in traditional costumes of the ancient Heian period (794-1185) parade through Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 15, 2024, with a palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital. (Kyodo)

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional costumes of the ancient Heian period (794-1185) parade through Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 15, 2024, with a palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, is seated in a palanquin at Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2024.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, is carried in a palanquin at Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2024.

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Mary Mina, playing the role of the High Priestess, lights the torch with the Olympic Flame during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Mary Mina, playing the role of the High Priestess, hands the Olympic Torch to Spyros Capralos (front L), Hellenic Olympic Committee President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(240422) -- BEIJING, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from April 15 to April 21, 2024) TRANSMITTED on April 22, 2024. Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the torch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240417) -- BEIJING, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the torch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

(240416) -- BEIJING, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Mary Mina, in the role of High Priestess, lights the torch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina (front), in the role of High Priestess, performs during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An actress playing the role of an ancient priestess hits a percussion during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina, in the role of High Priestess, holds the torch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina, in the role of the High Priestess, holds the flame during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina (C), in the role of High Priestess, performs during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina (1st R), in the role of High Priestess, carries the flame during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina (front), in the role of High Priestess, picks up the torch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina, in the role of High Priestess, holds the urn with flame during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina (L), in the role of the High Priestess, holds the flame during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina (front R), in the role of High Priestess, lights the flame during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An actress playing the role of an ancient priestess hits a percussion during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek actress Mary Mina, in the role of High Priestess, holds the torch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An actress playing the role of an ancient priestess performs during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An actress, playing the role of an ancient priestess, holds the urn with flame during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)