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Hungarian goulash in a traditional "bogrács" (cauldron) A cauldron (or caldron) is a large pot for cooking or boiling over an open fire, with a lid and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger and/or integral handles or feet. There is a rich history of cauldron lore in religion, mythology, and folklore.
The first well-known major athlete to light the cauldron was nine-time Olympic champion Paavo Nurmi at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Other famous final torch bearers include 1960 decathlon gold medallist Rafer Johnson, who became the first person of African descent to light the cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics, [1] French football star Michel Platini (), heavyweight boxing champion ...
The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated silver vessel, thought to date from between 200 BC and 300 AD, [1] [2] or more narrowly between 150 BC and 1 BC. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This places it within the late La Tène period or early Roman Iron Age .
There is a rich history of cauldron lore in religion, mythology, and folklore. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. O.
The Chiemsee Cauldron (German: Chiemsee-Kessel) is a gold cauldron found at the bottom of Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria, Germany, in 2001. Initially thought to be around 2,000 years old due to its similarity to the Gundestrup cauldron , the Chiemsee cauldron was later attributed to the 20th century though its origins and meaning remain disputed.
The Paris cauldron is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels, instead using water and electric light. The 7-meter (23-feet) diameter ring of fire, supported by a ...
In ding vessels, these taotie faces most often appear on the bowl or cauldron portion of the body, but they can also appear on the legs of the vessels. [15] Decoration also tends to be used to fill in the background of most vessels, sometimes across the entire body of a vessel, but in other instances only a single band of décor is used.
Mathieu Lehanneur designed the cauldron as part of a hot air balloon in tribute to the Montgolfier brothers – a helium sphere 30 metres (98 ft) high with a ring of fire 7 metres (23 ft) in diameter hanging from the bottom. It is also the first such cauldron that burns without using fossil fuels.