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SCOUTING IN BULGARIA
Before the establishment of Communism in Bulgaria after World War II, there were over 6,000 Scouts in the country. With the advent of Communism, Scouting was outlawed and the resources of the Scout organizations were plundered and redistributed to the newly formed Communist youth organizations.
The primary goal of these organizations, whose membership was compulsory, was the indoctrination of Bulgarian youth into Communism. To complicate matters, these organizations adopted many of the ideals of the Scout organizations they supplanted.
Because of the bad experience with the Communist youth organizations, the Scouting Movement in Bulgaria is having a slow rebirth.
BSO has approximately 2,800 Scouts and leaders nation-wide. This is in a country of approximately 9 million people. It is still a very small organization, with units mainly in the major cities. The whole organization is volunteer run. The BSO is open to both males and females.
Bulgaria was accepted as the 151st member of WOSM in January 1999 and officially welcomed to WOSM at the World Scout Conference in South Africa on July 25, 1999.
Program Sections:
Cubs- 7 to 11
Scouts- 11 to 18
Rovers- 18 to 25
Motto:
Land Scouts- Be Prepared
Sea Scouts- Love the Sea
Scout Oath:
Ñêàóòñêî îáåùàíèå:
Ïðåä ÷åñòòà ñè îáåùàâàì,÷å ùå ñå ñòàðàÿ ñïîðåä ñèëèòå ñè äà:
- äà èçïúëíÿâàì äúëãà ñè êúì Áîãà è Îòå÷åñòâîòî ñè
- äà ïîìîãàì âèíàãè íà äðóãèòå
- äà ñïàçâàì çàêîíà íà ñêàóòà
Pred chestta si obeshtavam, che shte se staraja spored silite si:
Da ispulnjavam dulga si kum Boga I otechestvoto, da pomagam vinagi na drugite, da spasvam sakona na Skauta.
I give my word of honor, that I will do my best:
To do my duty to God and to the fatherland, to help others at all times and to obey the Scout Law.
Scout Law:
Çàêîíúò íà ñêàóòà
1. Ñêàóòúò å ÷åñòåí è äîñòîåí çà äîâåðèå
2. Ñêàóòúò å ïðåäàí íà ñåìåéñòâîòî, Áîãà, Îòå÷åñòâîòî è îáùåñòâîòî.
3. Ñêàóòúò å äëúæåí äà áúäå ïîëåçåí è äà ïîìàãà íà äðóãèòå.
4. Ñêàóòúò å ïðèÿòåê íà âñè÷êè è áðàò íà âñåêè äðóã ñêàóò.
5. Ñêàóòúò å âåæëèâ è åòè÷åí.
6. Ñêàóòúò å ïðèÿòåë íà æèâîòíèòå è îïàçâà îêîëíàòà ñðåäà./
7. Ñêàóòúò ïðîÿâÿâà ÷óâñòâî íà óâàæåíèå.
8. Ñêàóòúò å âåñåë è ñ âèñîê äóõ.
9. Ñêàóòúò å ïåñòåëèâ è îïàçâà ÷àñòíàòà è îáùåñòâåíà ñîáñòâåíîñò.
10. Ñêàóòúò å ÷èñò â ìèñëèòå, äóìèòå è äåëàòà ñè.
Scautut e chesten I dostoen sa doverie
Scautut e predan na Boga, Otechestvoto, obshtestvoto i semejstvoto si
Scautut e dluzen da bude polesen i da pomaga na drugite
Scautut e prijatel na vsichki i brat na vseki drug Scout
Scautut e vezliv i etichen
Scautut e prijatel na zivotnite i opasva okolnata sreda
Scautut projavjava chustvo na uvagenie
Scautut e vesel i sas visok duh
Scautut e presteliv i opasva chastnata i obshtestvena sobstvenost
Scautut e chist vav mislitr, dumit i delata si
A Scout is honest and trustworthy
A Scout is loyal to God, the fatherland, society and his family
A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others
A Scout is a friend to all and brother to every other Scout
A Scout is courteous
A Scout is kind to animals and protects the environment
A Scout is respectful and obedient
A Scout is cheerful and has spirit
A Scout is thrifty and respects all property
A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed
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Last updated on April 7, 2000