InScouting,ajamboreeis a large gathering ofScoutsand/orGirl Guideswho rally at a national or international level.
History
editThe1st World Scout Jamboreewas held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom. Since then, there have been twenty-four otherWorld Scout Jamborees,hosted in various countries, generally every four years. The 26th World Jamboree is to be held inPolandin 2027.
The average Scout Life of a boy is a comparatively short one, and it is good for each generation of Scouts to see at least one big rally, since it enables the boy to realize his membership of a really great brotherhood, and at the same time brings him into personal acquaintance with brother Scouts of other districts and other countries.
— Baden-Powell,(September 1932)
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.
Other gatherings
editWith the birth of the Jamboree concept, other large gatherings are also organized by national Scout organizations, geared towards a particular group of Scouts. Examples of these large gatherings include:
- Moot– a camp or a gathering of Rovers
- Venture– a gathering of young people in the Venture (Senior Scout) section
- Indaba– a camp or a gathering of Adult Scout leaders
- Agoonoree– a camp of Scouts with special needs
- COMDECA– acronym for Community Development Camp, a large gathering of young people, implementing community development projects[citation needed]
Etymology
editThe origin of the wordjamboreeis not well understood. This is reflected in many dictionary entries. For example, according to theCanadian Oxford Dictionary,the etymology is "19th century, origin unknown". TheOxford English Dictionary (OED)identifies it as coming from American slang, identifying a use in the New York Herald in 1868 and in Irish writing later in the 19th century.[1]
It is popularly believed within the Scouting Movement that the word was coined by Baden-Powell, but there is no written documentation by either Powell or Scouting publications, and the word was in use decades earlier.[2]
Use prior to Scouting
editBaden-Powellwas once asked why he chose "jamboree". He replied, "What else would you call it?" Other than a light-hearted retort, one way his response could have made sense is if the word had already had a specific meaning.[citation needed]
Other writers used "jamboree" in the early 20th century, prior to its use in Scouting, to refer to "a lavish or boisterous celebration or party".[2][3]PoetRobert W. Serviceused the term in a poem,Athabaska Dick,published in 1912: "They are all a-glee for the jamboree, and they make the Landing ring".[4]Lucy Maud Montgomeryused the term three times in 1915 inAnne of the Island,a book set in the 1880s. For example, "There was quite a bewildering succession of drives, dances, picnics and boating parties, all expressively lumped together by Phil under the head of “jamborees”.[5]
Robert Gravessuggested in 1954 that Baden-Powell might have known the word through his regiment's Irish links, rather than from U.S. slang.[6]
Other theories
editThe word "jamboree" has several claimed possible origins, ranging fromHinditoSwahilitoNative American languages,which further confuses the meaning used by Baden-Powell.[7][8]
A guess is that the word "jamboree" is derived from the Swahili for hello,Jambo!.Baden-Powell spent a considerable amount of time in East Africa in the 1880s, then again in the late 1890s.[9][10][11]
Use in Scouting
editThe word "jamboree" is used primarily by the Scouting program following the first Boy Scout jamboree in 1920. Baden-Powell deliberately chose the name "jamboree" where attendees were warmly welcomed attending this first Boy Scout rally or meeting with the word "jambo."
The word jamboree in English is used as a borrowed foreign word, with the ending-ree.The word jamboree is both anounand atransitive verb,with a direct action of the root wordjambo.[12]For example, an attendee of ajambois ajamboree.
Many, at this first "jamboree" or Scout gathering, did not fully capture the spirit of this then-new concept or greeting. At the first World Jamboree atOlympia, London,in 1920, Baden-Powell said:
"People give different meanings for this word, but from this year on,jamboreewill take a specific meaning. It will be associated to the largest gathering of youth that ever took place. "[13]
Olave Baden-Powellcoined the termjamboreseto refer to thelingua francaused 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.[14]
A similarly-used word, "camporee,"in the Scouting program is also reflective of the older British use." Camporee "reflects a local or regional gathering ofScoutingunits for a period of camping and common activities.[15]Similar to a camporee, ajamboreeoccurs less often and draws units from the entire nation or world.[16][17][18]
International jamborees
edit- World Scout Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from all over the world under theWorld Organization of the Scout Movement.Attendance is 30–40,000.
- World ScoutJamboree on the Air(JOTA) – an amateur radio event linking Scouts across the world
- World ScoutJamboree on the Internet(JOTI)
- Jamboree on the Trail(JOTT) is an international day of hiking
- Africa Scout Jamboree
- Arab Scout Jamboree
- Asia-Pacific Scout Jamboree
- Caribbean Scout Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from theCaribbean
- Central European Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from Central Europe
- European Scout Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from all over Europe
- Interamerican Scout Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from theInteramerican Scout Region
- Baltic Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts and Guides fromLithuania,LatviaandEstoniatogether with international guests from other countries[19]
- Essex International Jamboree,a gathering of 7,000–9,000 Scouts and Guides from all over the world, held since 1927
- World Federation of Independent Scouts World Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts of theWorld Federation of Independent Scouts
- Jamboree 2008 (Northumberland),a celebration of the 1908 Humshaugh camp
- Homenetmen General Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts of the Homenetmen
- International Cultural Jamboree
National jamborees
edit- National Scout jamboree,Boy Scouts of America
- Canadian Scout Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from Canada
- Lithuanian National Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts fromLithuania,held every five years[20]
- Australian Scout Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from Australia and theAsia-Pacific Region
- Australian Girl Guide Jamboree,a gathering of Girl Guides from around Australia and the world.
- Nippon Jamboree,a gathering of Scouts from Japan
- Nawaka,a gathering ofSea Scoutsin theNetherlands
- Irish Scout Jamborees
- New Zealand Scout Jamboree
- Girl Scout Senior Roundup
- "Gathering of Scouts and Guides in India".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-12-11.Retrieved2013-07-02.
See also
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References
edit- ^"jamboree, n.".OED Online.Oxford University Press.September 2013.Retrieved7 October2013.
- ^ab"Jamboree".The Concise Oxford University Dictionary(10th ed.). Oxford University Press. 1999.
- ^"Jamboree".Collins English Dictionary(10th Edition – Complete & Unabridged ed.). HarperCollins.Retrieved2 November2015.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^Service, Robert W.(1912). "Athabaska Dick".Rhymes of a Rolling Stone.Dodd, Mead and company.
- ^Montgomery, L.M.(1915).Anne of the Island.Retrieved8 March2006.
- ^Graves, Robert(1956).The Crowning Privilege.The Clark Lectures, 1954–1955. Doubleday. p. 199.LCCN56-6542.
- ^Ashton, E. O. (1947).Swahili Grammar: Including intonation.Longman House.ISBN0-582-62701-X.
- ^Nurse, Derek; Hinnebusch, Thomas J. (1993).Swahili and Sabaki: a linguistic history.University of California Publications in Linguistics. Vol. 121.
- ^Begbie, Harold(1900).The story of Baden-Powell: The Wolf that never Sleeps.London: Grant Richards.
- ^Prins, A.H.J. (1961). "Swahili the Swahili-speaking peoples of Zanzibar and the East African Coast (Arabs, Shirazi, and Swahili)". In Forde, Daryll (ed.).Ethnographic Survey of Africa.London, UK: International African Institute.
- ^Prins, A.H.J. (1970).A Swahili Nautical Dictionary.Preliminary Studies in Swahili Lexicon. Vol. 1. Dar es Salaam.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^Hopper, Paul J; Thompson, Sandra A (June 1980)."Transitivity in grammar and discourse"(PDF).Language.56(2): 251–299.doi:10.1353/lan.1980.0017.S2CID144215256.Retrieved24 January2016.
- ^Wilson, John S. (1959).Scouting Round the World(First ed.). Blandford Press. p. 238.
- ^Wilson, John S. (1959).Scouting Round the World(First ed.). Blandford Press. p. 122.
- ^"Camporee".U.S. Scouting Service Project.
- ^"US Jamboree".U.S. Scouting Service Project. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-09-25.Retrieved2017-10-15.
- ^"The Summit, US Jamboree".BSA.
- ^"World Jamboree".Scouting.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-19.Retrieved2017-10-15.
- ^"The Baltic Jamboree 2022" Back to the Balts "is going to be held in Lithuania! – Naujienos | Skautai – geresniam pasauliui".Skautai.Retrieved2023-03-23.
- ^"Scouts - Lithuanian Jamboree" Between Three Waters "".scouts.org.uk.Retrieved2023-03-23.
External links
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- "Jamboree history".Scout.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-07.Retrieved2013-10-07.
- "Flamboree – Flemish National Jamboree in Belgium".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-15.
- "Lithuanian Scouts Jamboree".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-03.
- "C-Jam 2008 – New Zealand National Jamboree in Christchurch".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-02-23.
- "BSA 2010 100th Anniversary Jamboree".
- "K2BSA at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-07-07.Retrieved2010-06-16.
- "Canadian Jamboree Badge".Reference Page.