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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Performers in the role of priestesses are seen before 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

Presidential guards and performers in the role of priestesses are seen before 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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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 - Greece

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses escort 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses prepare for 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses prepare for 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses escort 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

Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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) -- Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses arrive at 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) -- Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses perform 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) -- Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses arrive at 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-REHEARSAL

(240415) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actresses playing the role of ancient priestesses hold the olive branches during the final dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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Traditional dance performed for Hokkaido tourists

HAKODATE, Hokkaido - The traditional ''Matsumae Kagura'' dance is performed by two Shinto priestesses in a buckwheat field in the southern Hokkaido town of Fukushima on Sept. 1. The dance has a history of more than 300 years.

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Amami priestesses beckon 'rice soul'

AMAMI, Japan - Priestesses or ''noro'' of a local faith beckon the ''rice soul'' while standing on a rock on the shores of Amamioshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in a ''Hirase Mankai'' festival to pray for a good harvest on Sept. 13, 2010.

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New tea leaves picked to be dedicated to shrine

SHINGU, Japan - In a traditional annual ceremony, a group of priestesses pluck new tea leaves at a garden in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 17 for dedication to the Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine whose foundation legendarily dates back to 32 years B.C.

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(3)Olympic flame lit

OLYMPIA, Greece - Greek actresses, playing the role of priestesses, perform a dancing March 25 after the Olympic flame was lit near the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, where the Olympics were born in 776 B.C.

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Autumn leaves festival in Wakayama Pref.

Priestesses holding maple branches perform a dance in front of a waterfall during an autumn festival in Kumanonachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2022.

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Amami priestesses beckon 'rice soul'

AMAMI, Japan - Priestesses or ''noro'' of a local faith beckon the ''rice soul'' while standing on a rock on the shores of Amamioshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in a ''Hirase Mankai'' festival to pray for a good harvest on Sept. 13, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Traditional dance performed for Hokkaido tourists

HAKODATE, Hokkaido - The traditional ''Matsumae Kagura'' dance is performed by two Shinto priestesses in a buckwheat field in the southern Hokkaido town of Fukushima on Sept. 1. The dance has a history of more than 300 years. (Kyodo)

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New tea leaves picked to be dedicated to shrine

SHINGU, Japan - In a traditional annual ceremony, a group of priestesses pluck new tea leaves at a garden in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 17 for dedication to the Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine whose foundation legendarily dates back to 32 years B.C. (Kyodo)