General DocumentsCeremony of the Campfire AshesThese ashes have been carried by American Scouts around the world, and come from campfires dating back to 1907, with scouts from nearly every country. Ashes taken from a campfire are sprinkled into the flames of the next campfire. The next day, when the ashes are cold, they are stirred and each Scout takes some along to mix in his next campfire. If more than one Scout brings ashes to the same campfire the list (such as this document) are compared and each Scout updates his own list with the additions he obtains from the lists of the other Scouts at the event. |