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Baden Powell Day is celebrated every year throughout the world, including Indonesia. This is a meaningful moment for millions of scouts and supporters of the scouting movement around the world.
The Baden Powell Memorial is a form of honor for Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell. So, what date is Baden Powell Day celebrated every year?
So, for detikers who are curious about the celebration schedule and what Baden Powel is like, let’s see the full review below!
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What date is Baden Powell Day celebrated on?
Baden Powell Day is celebrated on February 22 every year. This is the birthday of the Father of World Scouting, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell in 1857 in London.
Baden Powell was designated as the Father of Scouting or the Father of World Scouting because the scout movement he initiated was quite large. In 1920, he successfully held a jamboree which brought together around 8,000 members from 34 countries. It is not surprising that his birth date is celebrated every year as a form of respect for him.1
This celebration is usually commemorated by holding a ceremony. During the ceremony, a speech will usually be delivered that commemorates the figure of Baden Powell.
The figure of Baden Powell
Baden Powell’s nickname is Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell. Powell is the name of his father, Baden Powell, who was a priest and lecturer in Geometry at Oxford University. Meanwhile, Smyth is taken from the name of her mother, Henrietta Grace Smyth.
Stephenson’s father (Baden Powell) died when he was 3 years old. This allowed him to receive character education and various skills from his mother and older siblings.
Since childhood, Baden Powell was known as a smart, happy and funny child who was liked by his friends. He is good at music, theater, swimming, sailing, camping, composing and drawing.
After graduating from Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells, Robert Stephenson (Baden Powell) received a scholarship to study at Charterhouse. And as an adult, Baden Powell joined the British army.
He was often assigned outside England such as joining the 13th Hussars in India (1876), special service in Africa (1895), commanding the V Dragoon Troop (1897), regimental leader in Zulu South Africa (1880), Chief of Staff in Southern Rhodesia (now known Zimbabwe) in 1896, led The Mafeking Cadet Corps in Mafeking, South Africa (1899-1900).
During his time as a soldier, he experienced many things. For example, when he was a lieutenant’s assistant in the 13th Hussars, he managed to follow the trail of a lost horse at the top of a mountain and trained Kimball O’Hara’s five senses. Another experience was holding joint training and exchanging survival skills with King Dinizulu in South Africa.
Baden Powell’s experiences were written into a book entitled Aids to Scouting. This book was also used as a guide for young British soldiers in carrying out investigative duties.
This book then sold well in England. In fact, it is not only read by soldiers but is also used by teachers and youth organizations.
Seeing the large number of users of the book ‘Aids to Scouting’, and at the suggestion of William Alexander Smith (Founder of the Boys Brigade; one of the Youth Organizations in England) Baden Powell intended to rewrite the book to suit teenage readers who were not from the military.
To test his new ideas, on 25 July – 2 August 1907 Baden Powell held a camp on Brownsea Island with 22 boys from different backgrounds. Until 1908 the book ‘Scouting for Boys’ was published which later became a reference for scouting throughout the world.2
The young men participating in the camp at Brownsea changed the name of their group from Boys Brigade to Boy Scouts and adopted Scouting For Boys as its official guide. This concept introduced by Baden Powell developed rapidly, forming a special scouting organization for boys called Boys Scout.
This was followed by the establishment of a scouting organization for girls called Girls Guide, which was assisted by Agnes, Baden Powell’s younger sister, and then continued by Mrs. Baden Powell with the Girl Guides Handbook published in 1912, and Girl Guides in 1918.
Baden Powell returned to England in 1908, was appointed Lieutenant General and was knighted in 1909. In 1910, Baden Powell requested retirement from military service with the final rank of Lieutenant General. He married Olave St. Clair Soames in 1912 and had three children, Peter, Heather, and Betty. In the same year, an alert age guide called CUB was formed, with Jungle Book stories as part of Cub’s activities.
Then, in 1918, Baden Powell founded Rover Scout (Enforcer Age Scouts) for members who had passed the age of 17 but were still active in scouting. The ROVERING TO SUCCESS Guide has been published since 1912.
In 1920, scouts from around the world gathered at the Olympic Games, London, England, for the first World Jamboree. On the last day of the event, on August 6 1920, Baden Powell was appointed Chief Scout of the World or Father of World Scouts. Since then, an International Council was formed with 9 members and its Secretariat Bureau is located in London, England.
In 1929, Baden Powell was granted the honorary title of “Lord” by King George V, thus becoming Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell with the nickname Baron. After visiting various countries including Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) on December 3, 1934, Baden Powell and his wife lived in England between 1935-1938.
Later, he returned to Africa, the land he loved so much, and in his old age settled in Nyeri, Kenya. Baden Powell died on January 8, 1941, and was honored with a funeral procession led by scouts who held him in high regard.3
So, that’s the Baden Powell Day celebration schedule complete with Baden Powell’s profile. Hopefully it’s useful, detikers!
Source:
1. RRI Official Page
2. World Scout History Book written by R.Toto Sugiarto
2. Scout Page, World Scouting
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