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[[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''' and the nearest Sunday to [[April 23]] is observed as a celebration. | ||
The day is celebrated usually with [[parade | The day is celebrated usually with [[parade]]s, scouting awards and church services where Scouts re-affirm the [[Scout Promise]]. | ||
== Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath == | == 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 [[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. | 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>. | ||
==[[World Thinking Day]]== | == [[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]]. | 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 || | | [[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 | ||
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 | || 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 == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Scouting events]] | [[Category:Scouting events]] | ||