Magyar Cserkészszövetség
Magyar Cserkészszövetség | |||
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Location | Budapest | ||
Country | Hungary | ||
Founded | 1912 | ||
Founders | Alajos Izsóf[1] Béla Megyercsy[1] Gyula Papp[1] Sándor Sík[1] | ||
Membership | 12,485 (2019) | ||
Országos Elnök (National Chair) | Peter Bedekovics[2] | ||
Országos Ügyvezető Elnök (National Chief Executive) | Domokos Horváth[2] | ||
Országos Vezetőtiszt (National Commissionar) | Armand Hegyi[2] | ||
Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Website www | |||
Magyar Cserkészszövetség (Hungarian Scout Association), the primary national Scouting organization of Hungary, was founded in 1912, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922 and again after the rebirth of Scouting in the country in 1990. The coeducational Magyar Cserkészszövetség had 12,937 members in 2021.[3][4]
History
The first Scouting activity in Hungary was the raft trip on the river
Important Scouting pioneers in Hungary were Sándor Sík,[9]: 23 László Králik,[9]: 21 Fritz de Molnar and Aladar de Szillassy.[9]: 22 Fritz de Molnar brought a copy of Scouting for Boys from Sweden to Hungary and started Scouting in the Piarist College.[10]: 80 Fritz de Molnar later became the Hungarian International Commissioner[10]: 43 and Deputy Camp Chief.[10]: 81 [11][12] He was the man who won the heart of Count Pál Teleki for Scouting.[10]: 81–82 Aladar de Szillassy, a teacher and member of the YMCA in Budapest, started a translation of Scouting for Boys[8]: 9 and with the support of the National Secretary of the Hungarian YMCA, he started Scouting as part of the YMCA in Budapest.[10]: 80–81 The Piarist Priest Sík Sándor finished the translation of Scouting for Boys.[9]: 23
Another influence supporting the beginning of Scouting in Hungary was the youth magazine Zaszlónk ("Our Flag").
Growth during early 20th century
During
In 1919 the first Girl Guide troop was founded within Magyar Cserkészszövetség and in 1926 Magyar Cserkészlány Szövetség was founded as a separate organization but there was still good cooperation between Boy Scouts and Girl Guides.[13]: 244–247
Hungarian Scouts continued their involvement internationally. When the World Scout Bureau was formed in 1922, Hungary was among its founders.[7] Hungary not only helped found the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1928,[7] but also served as its original base, in Parád.[13]: 250–251 Hungarian Scouts were active at the 1924 World Scout Jamboree. Hungarian Scouts placed third in the national competition, behind the Scouts of Britain and America.[10]: 31 [15]
Fourth World Jamboree
Hungary held its first National Jamboree in 1926 in
The badge of the 4th World Scout Jamboree depicted the white stag of Hungarian mythology, the national symbol of Hungary and the official badge of the Jamboree.
Former Prime Minister
Scouting in Hungary included both a youth movement and an organization for young men 19–21 years old.[5][14]: 133–134
World War II
During World War II, Hungarian Scouts carried out many important roles, acting as messengers and other essential duties. Pál Teleki was called on once again to lead the nation as Prime Minister and Chief Scout of Hungary. Betrayed in his efforts to keep Hungary out of World War II, he committed suicide on April 3, 1941. He was succeeded as Chief Scout by General
Under political pressure from the extreme right, the Hungarian Scouting movement became more militaristic and nationalistic between 1941 and 1945. Despite the war, the Hungarian national Scout leadership was able until the end of 1943 to maintain contact with the
Post World War II
In 1947 the Hungarian Scouts took part in the
In 1948, Scouting was officially abolished in Hungary by the
Rebirth of Scouting
In 1989, Scouting was again legalized, and during that year Scouting groups appeared as though spontaneously, surprising many by how quickly it returned.[15] In January 1989 Magyar Cserkészszövetség was the first official registered and recognized association under the Law on Associations, which became effective on January 24.[13]: 285 Also in January 1989 a second Scout association Magyar Cserkészcsapatok Svövestege (Hungarian Scout Groups Association) was founded.[13]: 286 Both formed the Magyar Cserészet Tanácsa (Council of Hungarian Scouting) with 10,300 members in 1990.[25]: 2 Because of internal problems the Council of Hungarian Scouting disbanded and Magyar Cserkészszövetség was registered as National Scout Organisation of Hungary in 1992 by the World Scout Bureau.[13]: 286–299 In June 1992 the Hungarian Scout Association had 462 groups with 25.000 members in Hungary.[13]: 298 That same year the original seal was restored to the Hungarian Scout Association by the Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség.[13]: 302 [15] In 1990, Hungary[7] and Czechoslovakia were the first of the Eastern European nations to return to membership in the World Organization of Scout Movement.[13]: 293 [25]: 2
In 1992, Dr.
In 1993 an international Camp at Gödöllő took place commemorating the 4th World Scout Jamboree. There was a sub camp for members of International Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides. Betty Clay, Baden-Powell's daughter, took part in this international Camp.[13]: 300
Commemorative statue replaced
In 1994, after democracy and Scouting was reestablished in Hungary, the community around
After a long search, the original statue could not be found, and a committee was established with the purpose of erecting a new statue. They decided to enlarge Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl's 50 inches (130 cm) statuette entitled The Boy Scout. A student of Kisfaludi Strobl, István Pál, was chosen to complete the work. The new statue of a Boy Scout standing on the original pedestal is unveiled on April 23, 1994, commemorating yet again the 1933 World Jamboree.[27]
Modern program
In 1991, 20 Scouts of the Magyar Cserkészszövetség participated in the World Jamboree in Korea; and in 1995, 70 Scouts represented Hungarian Scouting in the World Jamboree in the Netherlands. 90 Scouts represented Hungarian Scouting in the
With the growth of Scouting in Hungary, changes to the organization include girl membership, who have their own patrols, and the expansion from towns into villages, allowing otherwise isolated children to participate.[15] Prior to World War II, Magyar Cserkészszövetség groups were primarily hosted by schools, and today are more likely to be connected to a church parish.[15][31] During the Communist period, Magyar Cserkészszövetség lost considerable property, but today owns two campsites near Budapest.[29]: 4 These are the Pál Sztrilich Scout Park Hungarian: Sztrilich Pál Cserkészpark[32] and the Csobánka Central European Scout Park(Hungarian: Csobánkai Közép-európai Cserkészpark).[33]
The program is currently organized into three age groups:
- Cub Scouts-ages 6–11 years
- Scouts-ages 11–16 years
- Rovers-ages 16–21 years
The
The Hungarian Scout Association is among other organizations member of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary.[35] The Catholic Committee of the Hungarian Scout Association is a full member of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS).[36][37]
Hungarian Scouting abroad
A number of associations offers Scouting to people of Hungarian descent living outside of Hungary. They form several groups:
- For Hungarian Scouts internationally, the Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség, or Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris serves them.
- For Hungarian Scouts in neighboring countries, these local associations serve the Hungarian minority Scouts:
- Savez izviđača Hrvatske
- Romania: Romániai Magyar Cserkészszövetség(RMCSSZ)
- Vojvodina: Vajdasági Magyar Cserkészszövetség (VMCSSZ)
- Slovakia: Szlovákiai Magyar Cserkészszövetség(SZMCS)
- Ukraine: Kárpátaljai Magyar Cserkészszövetség (KáMCSSZ)
The internationally recognised Hungarian associations, the Scouts in Exteris and the minority associations are members of the
Notable Scouts
- Sahara Desert, title character of The English Patient
- Béla H. Bánáthy, founder of the White Stag youth leadership development program, an influential professor of systems theory, and an author
- Ferenc Csik, swimmer, gold medal winner of 1936 Summer Olympics
- Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
- 1956 Hungarian Revolution
- Ernő Rubik, flight engineer, father of Ernő Rubik jr., inventor of the Rubik's Cube
- Pál Teleki, scientist, prime minister of Hungary (1920–1921) and (1939–1941)
See also
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