1.   The ceremony opened with a fanfare of trumpets.

2.   The ceremony opened with a drum call and a senior adult and a young child led the readings.

3.   The ceremony opened with light snowfall and ended in a hail of fireworks and applause.

4.   The ceremony opened with Tom Cruise, the first of a parade of performers talking about their greatest experiences in a movie theater.

5.   The ceremony opens Holy Week, the most important stretch on the Church calendar.

6.   The ceremony opened with a recitation of verses from the Koran.

7.   The ceremony opened with the national anthem and a prayer.

8.   The ceremony opened with a performance by French avant-garde choreographer Philippe Decoufle.

9.   The solemn ceremony opened with religious sonseen as a charismatic figure by many Croatians.