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Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society....
, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international level.

The 1st World Scout Jamboree
1st World Scout Jamboree

The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held from 1920-07-30 to 1920-08-08 and was hosted by the United Kingdom at Olympia, England in London. 8,000 Scouting from 34 nations attended the event, which was hosted in a glass-roofed building covering an area of ....
 was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Since then, there have been twenty one World Scout Jamboree
World Scout Jamboree

The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting Jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17....
s, hosted in various countries, generally every four years.

There are also national and continental jamborees held around the world with varying frequency.






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In Scouting
Scouting

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society....
, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international level.

The 1st World Scout Jamboree
1st World Scout Jamboree

The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held from 1920-07-30 to 1920-08-08 and was hosted by the United Kingdom at Olympia, England in London. 8,000 Scouting from 34 nations attended the event, which was hosted in a glass-roofed building covering an area of ....
 was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Since then, there have been twenty one World Scout Jamboree
World Scout Jamboree

The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting Jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17....
s, hosted in various countries, generally every four years.

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.

Etymology

The etymology of this term has several possible origins, ranging from Hindi to Swahili to Native American dialects. It may also be related to corroboree
Corroboree

A corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aborigines. The word was coined by the European settlers of Australia in imitation of the Aboriginal word caribberie....
, an Australian Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands and their descendants. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Australian Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, who currently together make up about 2.6% of Australia's population....
 term for any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.

Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Order of Merit , Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the Bath , also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scouting....
 chose the name as rally, meeting and gathering did not fully capture the spirit of this then-new concept. The name is thought to be derived from the Swahili for hello, jambo, as a result of the considerable amount of time he spent in the region. At the first world jamboree at Olympia
Olympia, London

Olympia is an convention center in West Kensington, London, W14, England. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall....
 in 1920, Lord Baden-Powell said "People give different meanings for this word, but from this year on, jamboree will take a specific meaning. It will be associated to the largest gathering of youth that ever took place."

Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, coined the term jamborese to refer to the lingua franca used 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.

Girl Guides rarely use the term jamboree for their gatherings. Girl Scouts, however, do use the word.

The term 'jamboree' is also commonly used by the Australian Aboriginal Pitjanjarra tribe meaning 'Feast of tree grubs'.

International jamborees

  • World Scout Jamboree
    World Scout Jamboree

    The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting Jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17....
    , a gathering of Scouts from all over the world
  • World Deaf Scout Jamboree, a gathering of deaf Scouts from all over the world
  • World Scout Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
  • World Scout Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)
  • Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT) is an international day of hiking
  • Asia-Pacific Scout Jamboree
    WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region

    The Asia-Pacific Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, headquartered in Makati City, Philippines, with satellite offices in Australia and Japan....
  • Caribbean Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from the Caribbean
    Caribbean

    The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
  • Central European Jamboree
    Central European Jamboree

    The Central European Jamboree, is a Scouting Jamboree for Scouts of Central European nations....
    , a gathering of Scouts from Central Europe
    Central Europe

    Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern Europe and Western Europe Europe. In addition, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe....
  • European Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from all over Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
  • Arab Scout Jamboree
  • All-Africa Scout Jamboree
  • Pan-American Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from the Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere

    The Western Hemisphere, also Western hemisphere or western hemisphere, is a geography term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian , the other half being the Eastern Hemisphere....
  • Essex International Jamboree, a gathering of 7,000-9,000 Scouts and Guides from all over the world
  • World Federation of Independent Scouts World Jamboree
    World Federation of Independent Scouts World Jamboree

    The WFIS world jamboree is a Scouting Jamboree of the World Federation of Independent Scouts.Jamborees...
    , a gathering of Scouts of the World Federation of Independent Scouts
    World Federation of Independent Scouts

    The World Federation of Independent Scouts was formed in Laubach, Germany, in 1996 by Lawrie Dring, a British Scouter with the independent Baden-Powell Scouts ....
  • Jamboree 2008 (Northumberland)
    Jamboree 2008 (Northumberland)

    Jamboree 2008 was developed as "an Inter-organisational & International event" which was intended to "bring 600 young people from Scouting and Guiding together ? to develop skills & friendships that will lay the foundations for the next 100 years of Scouting"....
    , a celebration of the 1908 Humshaugh camp
  • Homenetmen General Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts of the Homenetmen
    Homenetmen

    Homenetmen ?.?.?.?. is an Armenian organization devoted to sport and Scouting. "Homenetmen" is an acronym derived from the initials of the Armenian name of the organization, which translated stand for Armenian General Athletic Union....


National jamborees

  • National Scout jamboree
    National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)

    The national Scout jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America, usually held every four years and organized by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America....
    , Boy Scouts of America
    Boy Scouts of America

    The Boy Scouts of America is the largest List of youth organizations in the United States, with over five million members in its age-related divisions....
  • Canadian Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    .
  • Australian Scout Jamboree
    Australian Scout Jamboree

    The Australian Scout Jamboree is a jamboree which is held every three years by Scouts Australia. The Jamboree is traditionally held in early January and runs for 12-13 days....
    , a gathering of Scouts from Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
     and the Asia-Pacific Region
    Asia-Pacific region

    Asia-Pacific region may refer to:*Asia-Pacific Region, Asia-Pacific or APAC - economies generally regarded those encompassing littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia...
    .
  • Nippon Jamboree
    Nippon Jamboree

    The is a camping festival held by the Scout Association of Japan, and is the largest Scouting event in Japan.Jamborees are held once every four years, and have currently been held 14 times....
    , a gathering of Scouts from Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    .
  • National Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Indonesia
    Indonesia

    The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
    .
  • Nawaka, a gathering of Sea Scout
    Sea Scout

    Sea Scouts are members of the international Scouting movement, with a particular emphasis on water-based activities, such as kayaking, canoeing, sail boat, and Watercraft rowing....
    s in the Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
  • Irish Jamboree 2008
    Jamboree 2008 (Ireland)

    Jamboree 2008 was Scouting Ireland first international Jamboree that was held from 2 until 10 August 2008. It took place on the grounds of the Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland....


See also

  • Camporee
    Camporee

    A camporee is a local or regional gathering of Scouting units for a period of camping and common activities. Similar to a camporee, a jamboree occurs less often and draws units from the entire nation or world....
  • World Camp (Guiding)
    World Camp (Guiding)

    There have been several World Camps held by the Girl Guide. The first was held in 1924. Organized by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, unlike World Scout Jamborees, World Camps are not named with an Ordinal numbers , nor is there an attempt to hold them at regular intervals....