Editing Torch (section)

==Uses==
===Olympics===
[[File:Li Ling during 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Li Ning]] lighting the [[Olympic flame]] at the 2008 Summer Olympics.]]
The torch carried in relay by runners is used to light the [[Olympic flame]] which burns without interruption until the end of the Games. These torches and the relay tradition were introduced in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] by [[Carl Diem]], the chairman of the event because during the duration of the [[Ancient Olympic Games]] in [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]], a sacred flame burnt inside of the temple of Hera, kept in custody by her priestess.

===Juggling===
[[Torch (juggling)|Juggling torches]] are often used as a prop in [[toss juggling]]: they can be flipped into the air in an end-over-end motion while being juggled, in the same manner as [[juggling club]]s or [[Knife juggling|juggling knives]], but because of their sound and 'trail of flame', they can appear much more impressive to audiences.  To a skilled juggler, there is only a slight chance of being burned, but they are still dangerous.

===In Roman Catholic liturgy===
In former times, liturgical torches were carried in Eucharistic processions simply to give light. The Church eventually adopted their use for Solemn High Masses.

According to Adrian Fortescue,<ref>"The Mass: A Study of the Roman Liturgy [1912]"</ref> the more correct form of liturgical torches are non-freestanding (i.e. cannot stand up on their own). However, today, even in the Vatican, freestanding, tall candles in ornate candle-stick holders have replaced the former type. The torches are carried by torchbearers, who enter at the Sanctus and leave after Communion.

[[Anglican]]s of the [[High Church]] and some [[Lutheran]]s use torches in some of their liturgical celebrations as well.

===Torchlight march===

Torchlight march is a type of [[illuminated procession]] which is held after dark so that torches carried by the participants form a spectacle (other types of an illuminated procession involve candles, lanterns etc).<ref>{{cite web|title=Torch Light |url=https://www.amazon.com/J5-Tactical-V1-Pro-Flashlight-Original/dp/B00V7T1YRQ|access-date=7 June 2013|author=Beverly N. White|website=Amazon }}</ref>

[[File:George Rennie Cupid Rekindling the Torch of Hymen at the V and A 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|''Cupid Rekindling the Torch of Hymen'' by [[George Rennie (sculptor)|George Rennie]]]]

=== Underwater diving ===
[[Magnesium torch]]es were used commonly in the 1950s and 1960s as a means of underwater illumination. Magnesium burns with a bright white light, and burns underwater also.