What does it mean to take an Olympic break? What role does it play?

There is a tradition of truce during the Olympics, the "Olympic Truce", which is derived from the ancient Greek sacred tradition of stopping all armed conflict during the Games to ensure the safety of athletes and spectators at this global sporting event.

But the truce is just a wishful thinking on the part of most people, and many wars are still fought during the Olympics, such as the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which saw Georgia and Russia go to war.