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Párád, Hungary in 1928, adopting the trefoil (B.P. ’s design) as their symbol. The Pax- ? Ting, the first / World camp of the ; Girl Guides took J place in Gödöllő, § Hungary as well, in 1939. The Hungarian Scout Association became a full member of the WOSM again. Today there are about 20 thousand of us in Hungary. (The former Scout Association in Exile still exists; and there are still many Hungarian Scouts in the neighbouring countries of Hungary who also formed their Scout Associations since the early 1990s. So there are about 13 thousand I lungarian Scouts throughout the Víórld) 1. The Scout is upright and always tells the truth. 2. The Scout does his/her duties to God, his country and his/her fellow men. 3. The Scout helps whenever he/she can. 4. The Scout is a brother/sister to all Scouts. 5. The Scout is gentle with others, but strict to him/herself. 6. The Scout loves nature, is good to animals and protects plants. 7. The Scout obeys his superiors willingly and whole heartedly. 8. The Scout is cheerful and thoughtful. 9. The Scout is thrifty. 10. The Scout is clean in body and in spirit. Our motto is: Be Prepared!, and we greet each other saying: Good work! After World War II., in 1948 the new, communist power banned Scouting in Hungary. Some Scouts went on working illegally under the dis- I guise of hiking or „playiBjjL*- *r i ing Indians“. An impor- »I f'Jlfi tant principle of that ‘ 1 time was: “Indians can * keep silence”. The Hungarian word for „Scout“: „cserkész” [chair- case] was originally referring to a way , of hunting. The uniform is the same for all of our Scouts, but each section has a different coloured scarf:- cubScouts (age 6-11): the colour can differ from troop to troop- Scouts (age 11-16): green- rover Scouts (age 16-21): gray /VI.- adult Scouts - ó I f / "T I”.* (age 21 and above): ■ / * ‘ ' brown ( |T'- leaders V (age IS and above): border \ Similarly to other nationalities of Central and Eastern Europe, Hungarian Scout Groups were formed by immigrants in different countries of the World. They continued the Hungarian Scouting, and helped the children keep their national values. Thanks to the political changes, in 1989 - by the help of for- ÜB mer Scouts in • Hungary and from 9HH j; abroad - the Hungarian , I■#* Scout Association was ' reestablished as the first non-governmen- ■ tal organization in Hungary. In the Hungarian Groups are usually consist of girls’ and boys’ patrols, patrols of various sections. Keeping our traditions, we have members from all major denominations of Hungary. Those interested can participate in so called specialty branches, such as water, air and parachuting Scouting. One branch that is especially active is the one that keeps the folk traditions.
