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.
We
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 and guides 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 dating back to <year>.
I
will now charge these ashes to this campfire.