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THE
VEXGAMES HYMN
composed
by: Espiritos Gregorious
words
by: Horatio Dela Santo
298
Hail these,
O the athletes!
May glory
preceed before them,
(glory
has found favour with them)
Throughout
these Games!
From land
to land,
They gather(ed)
before us! Before us!
Let splendour
pervade this place!
Bless
these, O our athletes!
Bold are
they who come to compete,
Let peace
sing from every voice on high,
The time
for our brotherhood is nigh,
For today
the VexGames are set to begin,
Begin,
begin!
(Tommorow
the VexGames will begin)
Vict'ry
is in thine struggle,
From passionate
hearts and minds thy spirit wields you,
This day
is yours, let ev'ry soul be glad, be glad!
The VexGames
are about to begin!
(The VexGames
have now come and gone)
Rise then!
O ye brothers,
Citizens
of this globe, our mother,
Choirs
raise your voices up on high,
Together
all the nations flags do fly,
These
VexGames are opened here today!
Are opened
here today!
Today!
Today!
(These
VexGames are concluded here today!)
Glory,
Peace, Love!
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History
of the VexGames:
The
VexGames go back centuries (starting around 1,500 years ago), although
not under this name. In Delphi, Morania, lived a wealthy king of
that city state.
He
was a noble and gracious king and often held many festivals for his subjects.
One of these festivals was a celebration in which soldiers from neighbourings
kingdoms would compete in a week long festival to see who would be the
greatests soldier. The competed in many sports: chariot racing, wrestling,
swordsmanship, archery, running and hunting. The winners would receive
golden crowns and a handsome sum of money.
One
day, the king became very ill. He suffered for months until he finally
died after his long sickness. The subjects the bound his body and
took it to a plain outside the city to cremate. When they laid his
body on the pyre and ignited it, the fires which consumed his body never
went out. After many years through rain and snow, the fire still
burned.
Scientists
have realized that the site where the body was burned sits under an oil
pool and natural oil keeps the flame ignited, and the flame was probably
ignited from harsh sun rays or lightning, but this still doesn't extinguish
the legend.
After
the king's death, the subjects would light a torch from this flame and
carry it to the arenas where the competitions were being held so that their
king's spirit could still preside over them. In fact, for many centuries,
this king was regarded as a god, and today by some neighbouring Meringue
tribes, he is still worshipped as the god of fire and of battle.
He is called Trutechte or Techte. The last record of these Games
were around 736 years ago.
Today,
the VexGames torch is ignited from this very spot and still carried by
runners, boat, planes, automobiles and trains to the site of the Games
where the cauldron will be lit during the Opening Ceremonies. |
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The
Modern VexGames
About
seven years ago, researchers devised a plan to study these ancient Games
around the site of Delphi where the were held (about 36km from present
day downtown Delphi). The leader of this reseach team, Moranian Renford
Schwarzentrecher III found that these Games used rings as a symbol of unity
and friendship. Also the team found many finds: broken vases, spearheads,
human remains, and remains of what might have been arenas built of stone.
Schwarzentrecher
decided to ressurect these Games, but wanted them at first only to be for
Moranian athletes. After gaining support from other nations however,
such as the IWK, San Patricio and Christiana, the first Games were held
last year in Morania City. Delphi, the original site of the Games
lost their regional bid in 298 because of lack of funds, and were bitterly
disappointed. Perhaps Delphi will run to host the 301 Summer Games,
although winning them would be almost impossible just 2 years after Morania
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The
VexGames Today... and Tomorrow
On
January 27, 300, Renforn Schwarzentruber III died after complications after
being in a car crash. He was post-humously knighted by Prince Joseph
I of Morania, and a statue of him stands outside the Palace of Sport in
Morania City. Currently his sucessor Vice-President Raimundo Hyresta
of Morania is the current president of the IVC until elections take place
in January of 302.
This
year at the IIIrd and IVth conferences of the IVC, the IIIrd being held
in Delphi, Morania and the IVth at Christianhavn, Christiana the hosts
of the next winter and summer Games will be decided. |
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