Here's what the breaking of the willow means at the 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Beijing.
By Marsha GreenAnother Winter Games has officially come to a close, which means another closing ceremony has come and gone.The"Moment of Remembrance" is a very important part of the Olympic Games' Closing Ceremony, and for this year, the theme “A Willow Twig” presents the segment with Chinese characteristics.
The willow twig is a part of the willow tree, and in Chinese, the character for the willow tree is a homophone of the character liu, which means asking a person to stay when bidding farewell. Thus it symbolizes the sorrow of separation. In ancient days, when two friends part, the traveling party will always receive a willow twig as a gift.
The athletes were met with success, disappointments and historic memories, but now it is time to depart. For the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, it was only fitting that the willow twig would be incorporated into the ceremony as the athletes depart to their respective countries.
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