The Olympic flame and torch. The Olympic flame is one of the most visible symbols of the modern games, it is a tradition from ancient Greece. During the ancient Games, in Olympia, a sacred flame ignited by the sun burned continually on the altar of the goddess, Hera.
When does Generation X end and Generation Y start? I have heard people say Generation X ends with births around 1981 or 1982. What if you're born in 1983 or 1984? I always considered my little cousin Generation Y because he was raised on electronics like computers, playstation and MP3players. But I actually listened to the radio, played tapes and listened... show more I have heard people say Generation X ends with births around 1981 or 1982. What if you're born in 1983 or 1984? I always considered my little cousin Generation Y because he was raised on electronics like computers, playstation and MP3players. But I actually listened to the radio, played tapes and listened...  What if you're born in 1983 or 1984? I always considered my little cousin Generation Y because he was raised on electronics like computers, playstation and MP3players.
Generation Z, typically the offspring of Generation X, are currently in grade school or younger. Generation Z, New Silent Generation, begins sometime after 2000. It's going to be interesting to see what the next generation is given as a name, now that they've run out of alphabet.i I really need to know the names of the different generations, like I know there are the Baby Boomers and Generation X and Baby Boom echo, but I need to know all of them, the order and the years in which they were born! Thanks a ton. 4 following.