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  2. Investiture - Wikipedia

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    Investiture (from the Latin preposition in and verb vestire, "dress" from vestis "robe") is a formal installation or ceremony that a person undergoes, often related to membership in Christian religious institutes as well as Christian knighthoods or damehoods, in addition to government offices.

  3. Scout sign and salute - Wikipedia

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    Cub Scouts use the two finger Scout sign and salute—the sign is presented with the fingers apart to represent the ears of Akela the wolf. Scouts BSA, Venturers and Sea Scouts use the three finger sign and salute. The Scout sign is performed with the upper arm parallel to the ground and the forearm vertical, forming a right angle at the elbow. [9]

  4. Scouts' Own - Wikipedia

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    Scouts' Own or Guides' Own is an inspirational, informal ceremony held as part of Scouting or Guiding activities. A Scouts' Own service is usually short, often lasting no longer than 15 minutes. They are made up of a mixture of readings, prayers, reflections and music.

  5. Girl Scouts of the USA - Wikipedia

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    Girl Scouts raising the flag at a Municipal Band concert in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. [2]

  6. Girl Guides - Wikipedia

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    Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts in the United States and some other countries) is a worldwide movement, originally and largely still designed for girls and women only. The movement began in 1909, when girls requested to join the then-grassroots Boy Scout Movement .

  7. Nuestra Cabaña - Wikipedia

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    Nuestra Cabaña's mascot is a lizard named Iggy. He was born in 2015. Previously, the mascot was a donkey, named Amigo. The logo resembles that of the city of Cuernavaca, but has been given meaning specific to the Girl Guiding and Scouting movement. The central part of the logo is a three branch tree representing as a whole the worldwide movement of Guiding and

  8. Posting the Colors - Wikipedia

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    The practice is also done by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, as well as the Boy Scouts of America. Posting the colors requires that a color guard team move the colors (usually the American flag , the state flag , the service flag , and the unit flag ) from a carried position and placed into a stand.

  9. Campfire ash ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The Campfire ash ceremony (also known as a Friendship Ash ceremony) is a ritual associated with Scouting meant to convey the long history and fellowship associated with the movement. Attributed to Lord Baden-Powell , it is said that he would take a small amount of the ashes from the campfire he was at, and would take them to add to the next ...