Torch relays

global relay

Lampadephoria (Λαμπαδηφορία) and Lampadedromia (Λαμπαδηδρομία), or simply Lampas (Λαμπάς), was an ancient Greek type of torch race. It was also called λαμπαδοῦχος ἀγών (torch-bearer competition), λαμπαδοῦχος δρόμος (torch-bearer race) and ἑορτὴ λαμπάδος (torch festival).