Scouts' Day
February 22 · Level 7 · #790 of 2238
Scouts remember Robert Baden-Powell, the British army officer who created Scouting for boys and later for girls too. He was born on 22 February 1857, and on this date Scouts in many countries look back at where it all began.
How it is celebrated: troops gather around campfires, renew the Scout Promise, go on hikes and play games, and older members tell newcomers how the movement started.
Baden-Powell held his first experimental camp in 1907 on Brownsea Island in England, with boys from different social backgrounds. His book Scouting for Boys came out the following year, and troops began to spring up on their own.