8月29日晚，熊熊燃烧了17天的雅典奥运会圣火终于在欢乐的海洋中场渐渐熄灭。随着富有中国特色的京剧和民歌《茉莉花》旋律在现场的响起，奥运圣火又将重新出发，前往它新的目的地——北京。外电报道如下：Fireworks and spectacular lighting¹ kicked off the closing ceremony Sunday night, a two-hour extravaganza of folk dancing and music in the Olympic tradition that summed up the glee and relief the games brought to Greece. Afterward², thousands of athletes marched into Olympic stadium, waving their arms and flags, snapping photos of each other, hugging, and basking³ in the cheers of 70,000 fans. Extravaganza在此表示“铺张华丽的表演，盛典，盛事”，此外还有“荒诞剧，滑稽剧，狂文，幻想曲”等意思，有时还会表示“豪华饰物”。