| World Scout Jamboree | |||
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 Scouts at the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden (2011) | |||
| Owner | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
| Date | 1920 | ||
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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. At the jamboree, many scouts swap badges.
The first World Scout Jamboree was organized by The Scout Association in London. With exceptions for the World War years and the Iranian Revolution, it has been organized approximately every four years, and in the more recent years has been organised by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), in different locations over the world. The 25th World Scout Jamboree was held in South Korea in 2023.
In lexicography, "Jamboree" is considered an Americanism that traces back to 1860–65 and refers to a joyful, noisy gathering.[1] The term is believed to originate from the words jabber (rapid, indistinct talk) and shivaree (noisy celebration), with "m" from jam (crowd).[2]
- ^ "Definition of JAMBOREE". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "the definition of jamboree". Dictionary.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.