The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris received various reactions. The “reenactment” of the Last Supper by drag queens and a naked blue man drew the most controversy.

The French Catholic Church issued a statement expressing deep regret over the “mockery of Christianity.” But was this all a “woke” parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting “The Last Supper”?

A new version suggests otherwise. The real inspiration behind the show had nothing to do with Christianity but with the “ Feast of the Gods” by Dutch painter Jan van Bijlert from 1635, depicting the Olympian gods celebrating a wedding.

重要單字：

ceremony 儀式

Olympic Games 奧運(複數型)

reenactment 重現、重演

Last Supper 最後的晚餐

drag queen 扮裝皇后

controversy 爭議

Catholic 天主教

mockery 嘲諷

woke 包容、覺醒

parody 諷刺劇

iconic 標誌性的

version 版本

inspiration 靈感

depict 刻畫

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