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[[Image:BP_jagger_complete.jpg|thumb|[[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scout Movement]]
[[Image:Baden-powell1.jpg|thumb|[[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scout Movement]]
'''Scouts' Day''' is a generic term for special days observed by members of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] throughout the year. Some of these days have religious significance, while others may be a simple celebration of Scouting.  
'''Scouts' Day''' is a generic term for special days observed by members of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] throughout the year. Some of these days have religious significance, while others may be a simple celebration of Scouting. Typically, it is a day when all members of Scouting will re-affirm the [[Scout Promise]].


== Founders' Days ==
== Founders' Days ==
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== [[St George's Day|St. George's Day]] ==
== [[St George's Day|St. George's Day]] ==
[[Image:Flag of England.svg|thumb|[[St George's Cross|St. George's Cross]]]]
[[St. George]] is the patron saint of '''The Scout Association''' and the nearest Sunday to [[April 23]] is observed as a celebration.
[[St. George]] is the patron saint of '''The Scout Association''' in the United Kingdom, and the nearest Sunday to [[April 23]] is observed as a celebration by UK Scouts.


Until recently, Scouting Districts would celebrate the day with a parade of the groups and sections to a church where a service is held where the Scouts re-affirm the Scout Promise.
The day is celebrated usually with [[parade]]s, scouting awards and church services where Scouts re-affirm the [[Scout Promise]].  
 
However, it is becoming more difficult to encourage participation by the youth membership, so many Districts forego the parade and church service in place of a more family oriented day. The focus of the day is still the affirmation of the Promise by all members.
 
'''Windsor and Queen Scouts'''
Each St. George's Day is also marked by a service in St. George's Chapel in [[Windsor Castle]], which is open to all recipients of the [[Queen's Scout|Queen's Scout Award]] in the previous year.


== Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath ==
== Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath ==
[[Image:Scout_sunday.png|thumb|right|Scouts on Scout Sunday in Philadelphia, 1949]]
The [[Boy Scouts of America]] have designated the Sunday preceding [[February 8]] as '''Scout Sunday''' and the following Saturday is designated as '''Scout Sabbath'''.
The [[Boy Scouts of America]] have designated the Sunday preceding [[February 8]] as '''Scout Sunday''' and the following Saturday is designated as '''Scout Sabbath'''.


The day is meant to mark the founding of the Scouts in the United States. Observation varies by unit and locale. Scouts go to their places of worship in uniform and help with the service.
The day is meant to mark the founding of the Scouts in the United States. Observation varies by unit and locale. Scouts go to their places of worship in uniform and help with the service.


In the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]], the equivalent holiday is '''Girl Scout Sunday''' or '''Girl Scout Sabbath''', celebrated in the week that includes [[March 12]], the day the GSUSA was founded by [[Juliette Gordon Low]] <ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/gs_days/ | title = Girl Scout Days| format =  | work = | publisher = GSUSA| accessdate = 2006-12-06}}</ref>.
In the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]], the equivalent holiday is '''Girl Scout Sunday''' or '''Girl Scout Sabbath''', celebrated in the week that includes [[March 12]], the day the GSUSA was founded by [[Juliette Gordon Low]] <ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/gs_days/ | title = Girl Scout Days| format =  | work = | publisher = GSUSA| accessdate = 2006-12-06}}</ref>.


In the United States, Scouting has been used by synagogues, churches, and many other religious organizations as part of their youth ministries. Approximately 50 percent of all Scouting units are chartered to religious groups. These observances offer an opportunity for congregations to honor Scouts and Scouters, as well as to learn more themselves about the value of Scouting as a youth program. <ref>[http://www.scouting.org/relationships/15-208/index.html Scout Sabbath]</ref>
== [[World Thinking Day]] ==
 
Among Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, and some boy-oriented associations (i.e. Greece, where it is called ''Imera Skepseos''), Thinking Day is celebrated each February 22, chosen as it was the birthday of Scouting founder [[Robert Baden-Powell]] and of [[Olave Baden-Powell]].
==[[World Thinking Day]]==
Among Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, and some boy-oriented associations (i.e. Greece, where it is called ''Imera Skepseos''), Thinking Day is celebrated each February 22, chosen as it was the birthday of Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell and of Olave Baden-Powell.


==Dates celebrated by country==
== Dates celebrated by country ==


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| [[January 1]] || Scouts' Day || [[Burma]] '' '' ||  
| [[January 1]] || Scouts' Day || Burma '' '' ||  
|-
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| [[February 22]] || [[Thinking Day]] || Worldwide '' '' || Marks birthday of Scouting's founders
| [[February 22]] || [[Thinking Day]] || Worldwide '' '' || Marks birthday of Scouting's founders
|-
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| [[April 23]] || [[St. George's Day]]  
| [[April 23]] || [[St. George's Day]]  
|| [[United Kingdom]]
|| United Kingdom  


[[Finland]] / [http://wiki.partio.net/Pyh%C3%A4n_Yrj%C3%B6n_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4 Pyhän Yrjön Päivä]
Finland / [http://wiki.partio.net/Pyh%C3%A4n_Yrj%C3%B6n_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4 Pyhän Yrjön Päivä]


|| Parade of [[Queen's Scout]]s at [[Windsor Castle]]
|| Parade of [[Queen's Scout]]s at Windsor Castle


National/District Parades, Church
National/District Parades, Church
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==


*[[Religion in Scouting]]
*[[Religion in Scouting]]
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*[[Scouting 2007 Centenary]] - celebrations for 100 years of Scouting
*[[Scouting 2007 Centenary]] - celebrations for 100 years of Scouting


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.dacbsa.org/CC_RR/RR-scout-sunday.htm Scout Sunday]
*[http://www.dacbsa.org/CC_RR/RR-scout-sunday.htm Scout Sunday]
*[http://www.scouting.org/relationships/05-961/index.html A Scout Is Reverent: Scout Sunday Observance]
*[http://www.scouting.org/relationships/05-961/index.html A Scout Is Reverent: Scout Sunday Observance]
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*[http://www.cimarronbsa.org/scoutsunday.asp Scout Sunday in the United States]
*[http://www.cimarronbsa.org/scoutsunday.asp Scout Sunday in the United States]


==Notes==
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Scouting events]]
[[Category:Scouting events]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 26 December 2009

Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement

Scouts' Day is a generic term for special days observed by members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement throughout the year. Some of these days have religious significance, while others may be a simple celebration of Scouting.

Founders' Days

Worldwide in nearly all Scout associations, Founders' Day is celebrated on 22 February, the anniversary of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (born in 1857), the founder of Scouting, and coincidentally also of his wife Olave Baden-Powell (born in 1889).

Individual Groups and Councils also celebrate their own Founding at various times of the year, although these are generally restricted to "major" anniversaries, such as a decennial.

St. George's Day

St. George is the patron saint of The Scout Association and the nearest Sunday to April 23 is observed as a celebration.

The day is celebrated usually with parades, scouting awards and church services where Scouts re-affirm the Scout Promise.

Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath

The Boy Scouts of America have designated the Sunday preceding February 8 as Scout Sunday and the following Saturday is designated as Scout Sabbath.

The day is meant to mark the founding of the Scouts in the United States. Observation varies by unit and locale. Scouts go to their places of worship in uniform and help with the service.

In the Girl Scouts of the USA, the equivalent holiday is Girl Scout Sunday or Girl Scout Sabbath, celebrated in the week that includes March 12, the day the GSUSA was founded by Juliette Gordon Low [1].

World Thinking Day

Among Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, and some boy-oriented associations (i.e. Greece, where it is called Imera Skepseos), Thinking Day is celebrated each February 22, chosen as it was the birthday of Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell and of Olave Baden-Powell.

Dates celebrated by country

Date English name Location/local name Remarks
January 1 Scouts' Day Burma
February 22 Thinking Day Worldwide Marks birthday of Scouting's founders
April 23 St. George's Day United Kingdom

Finland / Pyhän Yrjön Päivä

Parade of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle

National/District Parades, Church

See also

External links

Notes