JAMBOREE (SCOUTING)

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In Scouting, a 'jamboree' is a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international level.
The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom. Since then, there have been twenty one World Scout Jamborees, hosted in various countries, generally every four years.
There are also national and continental jamborees held around the world with varying frequency. Many of these events will invite and attract Scouts from overseas.
The 21st World Scout Jamboree, hosted in the United Kingdom ran from 27th July to 8th August 2007, forms part of the Scouting Centenary celebrations and is being held at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. England.

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Etymology

International jamborees

National jamborees

See also

Etymology

The etymology of this term has several possible origins, ranging from Hindi to Swahili to Native American dialects. It may also be related to corroboree, an Australian Aboriginal term for any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.
Baden-Powell chose the name as ''rally'', ''meeting'' and ''gathering'' did not fully capture the spirit of this then-new concept. The name is thought to be derived from the Swahili for hello, ''jambo'', as a result of the considerable amount of time he spent in the region. At the first world jamboree at Olympia in 1920, Lord Baden-Powell said "People give different meanings for this word, but from this year on, ''jamboree'' will take a specific meaning. It will be associated to the largest gathering of youth that ever took place."
Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, coined the term ''jamborese'' to refer to the ''lingua franca'' used between Scouts of different languages and cultural habits, that develops when diverse Scouts meet, that fosters friendship and understanding between Scouts of the world. Sometimes the word 'jamborette' is used to denote smaller, either local or international, gatherings.
Girl Guides rarely use the term jamboree for their gatherings. Girl Scouts, however, do use the word.
The term 'jamboree' is also commonly used by the Australian Aboriginal Pitjanjarra tribe meaning 'Feast of tree grubs'.

International jamborees

★ World Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from all over the world.

★ World Deaf Scout Jamboree, a gathering of deaf Scouts from all over the world.

★ World Scout Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)

★ World Scout Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)

★ Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT) is an international day of hiking

★ Asia-Pacific Region Scout Jamboree

★ Caribbean Scout Jamboree

★ Central European Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Central Europe

★ European Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from all over Europe.

★ Arab Scout Jamboree

★ All-Africa Scout Jamboree

★ Pan-American Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from the Western Hemisphere

National jamborees

★ National Scout jamboree, Boy Scouts of America

★ Canadian Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Canada.

★ Australian Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region.

★ Nippon Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Japan.

★ National Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Indonesia.

★ Nawaka, a gathering of Sea Scouts in the Netherlands

★ Irish Scout Jamboree

See also

★ Camporee

★ World Camp (Guiding)