Fleur-de-lis in Scouting
The lily is next to the cloverleaf a central symbol of the Scout Movement. Your representation may vary by Scout Association, all in the World Organization of the Scout Movement ( WOSM ) combined Scouts wear their characters - a silver lily on a violet background - as a common symbol, usually in addition to their own association badge.
History
Robert Baden -Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, voted for the scout movement compass Lily ( on old nautical compasses was the north- facing marking the compass rose decorated with a lily ) as a sign of orientation on the path of life.
Origin of the diamond lily
The design of the diamond lily, as it was mainly used in interfaith area of the Scout Movement in various modifications in Germany and still is, comes from Christian Rietzschel and was formed in 1926 for the New German Scout Association.
Later this type of lily design was, inter alia, used in the German Reich shank Boy Scouts and the Association of German scouts, and among other things today still in the covenant of Guides and Scouts, the German Scout Association, in the Scout Association lynx, in Pfadfinderbund globetrotters and other small frets, most of which are spin-offs from the DPB.
The Scouts Big hunter and the Association of German Scouts today use a highly modified form of the original diamond lily.
Symbolic content and presentation
As a symbol of a fleur-de- lis, a stylized iris flower used. To avoid confusion with the symbol of the house Borbon and associated policy implications, additional symbols are usually supplemented; In many organizations, these are globally as well as in the sign of WOSM two five -pointed stars that are associated with their ten tips for the ten points of the original Scout Law. The lily itself is a symbol of purity and peace, the three peaks represent the three points of the Scout promise. The surrounding her rope with the reef knot symbolizes the cohesion of all the scouts around the globe.
Examples
Diamond lily of the German Federal scouts
Signs of World Organization of the Scout Movement
The cross Lily of the German Scout Association of Saint George
Character of the Association of Christian Scouts: Cross in lily and clover
The logo of the Federation of Scouts and Guides.
The logo of the Association Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig.
Belt buckle of a Swiss Scout belt
Shamrock as a symbol of Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts ( WAGGGS ) and their affiliated Guide associations use as a symbol, a three-leafed clover. Here are the three sheets are also available for the three points of the promise. Scout associations that have emerged from the fusion of male and female predecessor organizations, often combine clover and lily such as the Union of Guides and Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Austria and the Association of Christian Scouts and Guides.