Legend has it that Lord Baden-Powell would always take a small amount of ashes from the campfire and spread these ashes into the next campfire. The main purpose of these ashes is to bring to all Scouts and Scouters the International aspect of the world brotherhood of Scouting.
Ashes taken from this campfire can be sprinkled into the flames of the next Campfire. The next morning, when these ashes are cold, they are stirred, and each scout takes some along to mix with their next campfire.
So, we can carry our friendships with us in these ashes from other campfires with comrades in other lands. May the joining of the past fires with the leaping flames of this campfire; symbolize once more the unbroken chain that binds scouts of all nations together.
With Greeting from our brothers and sisters around the world, I will add these ashes and the fellowship therein, to our campfire. Will anyone with campfire ashes please come forward and join me.
(Wait for others)
The ashes I spread into this campfire carry memories of past campfires, I will now charge these ashes to this campfire.
Ashes taken from this campfire can be sprinkled into the flames of the next Campfire. The next morning, when these ashes are cold, they are stirred, and each scout takes some along to mix with their next campfire.
So, we can carry our friendships with us in these ashes from other campfires with comrades in other lands. May the joining of the past fires with the leaping flames of this campfire; symbolize once more the unbroken chain that binds scouts of all nations together.
With Greeting from our brothers and sisters around the world, I will add these ashes and the fellowship therein, to our campfire. Will anyone with campfire ashes please come forward and join me.
(Wait for others)
The ashes I spread into this campfire carry memories of past campfires, I will now charge these ashes to this campfire.