Fleur-de-lis
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| - | [[Image:World Crest.svg.png|right|thumb|The | + | [[Image:World Crest.svg.png|right|thumb|The World Scout Emblem]] |
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[[Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scouting movement, explained that the Scouts adopted the fleur-de-lis symbol from its use in the compass rose because it "points in the right direction (and upwards) turning neither to the right nor left, since these lead backward again." | [[Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scouting movement, explained that the Scouts adopted the fleur-de-lis symbol from its use in the compass rose because it "points in the right direction (and upwards) turning neither to the right nor left, since these lead backward again." | ||
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<gallery caption="Some uses of the Fleur-de-lis in Scouting badges" perrow="3"> | <gallery caption="Some uses of the Fleur-de-lis in Scouting badges" perrow="3"> | ||
| - | Image:WorldCrest.gif| | + | Image:WorldCrest.gif|[[World Crest]] |
| - | Image:Internationalactivitybadge.jpg|International Activity Badge | + | Image:Internationalactivitybadge.jpg|[[International Activity Badge]] |
| - | Image:FleurDeLis. | + | Image:FleurDeLis.png|[[Boy Scout]] logo |
| - | Image:Panda-bs.jpg|Boy Scout World Conservation Award | + | Image:Panda-bs.jpg|[[World Conservation Award (Boy Scouting)|Boy Scout World Conservation Award]] |
| - | Image:CubScoutWorldConservationAward.jpg|Cub Scout World Conservation Award | + | Image:CubScoutWorldConservationAward.jpg|[[World Conservation Award (Cub Scouting)|Cub Scout World Conservation Award]] |
| - | Image:Panda-v.jpg|Venturing World Conservation Award | + | Image:Panda-v.jpg|[[World Conservation Award (Venturing)|Venturing World Conservation Award]] |
| - | Image: | + | Image:FirstClass.png|[[First Class Rank]] badge |
| - | Image: | + | Image:Star.png|[[Star Rank]] badge |
| - | Image: | + | Image:Life.png|[[Life Rank]] badge |
| - | Image: | + | Image:WebelosOval.png|[[Webelos Scout]] Badge |
| - | Image: | + | Image:BoyScout.png|[[Scout Badge]] |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Revision as of 22:06, December 1, 2010
The Fleur-de-lis is the main element in the logo of most Scouting organizations, representing a major theme in Scouting: the outdoors and wilderness. The three petals or leaves represent the threefold Scout Promise: Duty to God and Country, Duty to Self, and Duty to Others.
Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, explained that the Scouts adopted the fleur-de-lis symbol from its use in the compass rose because it "points in the right direction (and upwards) turning neither to the right nor left, since these lead backward again."
 Boy Scout logo |
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 First Class Rank badge |
 Star Rank badge |
 Life Rank badge |
 Webelos Scout Badge |
