OLYMPICS
Why is it called Olympics? This is an international sports festival which originated in the city of Olympia, an ancient city of Greece, situated in the West Peloponnese.
ANCIENT OLYMPICS: These games were held at Mount Olympus in Greece in honour of Zeus from 776 BCE and continued till 394 CE. Originally, these games lasted only five days and generally, began on the first new moon day after the summer solstice, around mid-July. There was a ceremony of a sacrifice of an animal, whose meat was traditionally offered as the prize to the winners. From 394 CE, these games started degenerating and by 580 CE they altogether vanished. They were banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius as Pagan manifestations. The statue of Zeus at Olympia was counted as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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