An inauguration is an opening.
Inauguration is a term that comes from the Latin language. The word inauguratio gave rise to the Spanish concept that allows us to refer to the action or result of inaugurating .
This verb , for its part, is linked to specifying the opening of certain facilities, to officially announcing the beginning of an event or to premiering a certain work. The inauguration, therefore, is associated with a beginning. In this case, the usual thing is to place a tape at the entrance of the door, normally with the color of the flag of the region or country, so that the highest-ranking authority can cut it, thus allowing the entry of the rest of the people who attend the event.
For example: "The inauguration of the stadium will take place next Friday at 5 p.m." , "After the inauguration of the new plant, the governor got on a plane and headed to Puerto Azul" , "When we completed the inauguration of the company, it was a dream come true .
inauguration ceremony
Typically, an inauguration takes place with an event or ceremony. What marks the inauguration is the starting point or the official beginning of something . An art exhibition, to cite one case, has its inauguration when someone responsible for the exhibition cuts a ribbon, gives a speech or carries out some other symbolic action. It is common that, after the inauguration, the doors are opened to visitors, although there are events in which the official inauguration takes place a few days after the opening.
The weight that an inauguration has for those responsible for it is usually very different from that perceived by the public , since for the former it can mean the closure of a long and arduous creation process while for the others, the beginning of an activity in which They have not been involved so far. The combination of feelings and sensations that is usually seen in a ceremony of this type is very peculiar: the exhaustion tinged with satisfaction and expectations on the part of the organizers is coupled with the enthusiasm and concern of the people who admire the work being honored for the first time.
When an artistic exhibition opens, it is called an inauguration.
Opening of the Olympic Games
On the other hand, there is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games , which is also called the inauguration, and is characterized by the participation of internationally recognized musicians, the parade of athletes from around the world, fireworks and the shows that They combine acrobatics with choreography and plastic art. It is a very important part of legendary sporting events, and is usually the focus of a lot of pressure from the media and fans, even if they have no direct relationship with the event itself.
Within the history of this world sporting event, the inauguration of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics plays a fundamental role. And the entire international press described it as exciting. Elements such as these played a fundamental role in it:
- The opera was the protagonist thanks to the performances of great artists such as Montserrat Caballé , Plácido Domingo and Josep Carreras .
- The prestigious company La Fura del Bauls performed a surprising show that caused great impact.
- Twelve human towers were built, in which a total of 2,174 people participated.
Inauguration of public spaces
The authorities of a government usually carry out numerous inaugurations throughout their mandates. In these cases, the inaugurations of a school, a hospital or other infrastructure allow the works carried out by the State to be disseminated and add political capital.
We must not forget that when certain works of great significance for a city or country are launched, it is usual for an inauguration of the aforementioned works to be held as well. In that case, it is common to make a time capsule . This is usually a very resistant box, in which both legal tender coins and newspapers of that day or important objects at that time are placed.
This box is buried in the ground where the pillars of the building will sit and its objective is to record the day on which it began to be built.
When the inauguration takes place to celebrate that the construction or restoration work of a building such as a school, temple or hospital has been completed and can be visited and used by the public, the ceremony is performed after have removed all the elements of the work, among which are the scaffolding and the polyethylene meshes intended to protect them.
Origin of the term
The origin of this term dates back to Ancient Rome ; At that time it was a ceremony that was carried out to receive a citizen at the college of augurs (the priests who practiced divination officially) or to complete the search for a site to build a public building. This last use was called inauguration due to the participation of the augurs, who gave their opinion about the conditions of the land chosen for the work .
The closing ceremony can be considered the opposite of an inauguration. This action consists of ending or closing an event that had been previously inaugurated.