14th
Worldjamboree 1975
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Norway
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17.259
Scouts
91 Countries
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Lillehammer
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July 29 – August 7
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Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Sweden and Norway together organised this 14th
Worldjamboree, participated by 17.259 scouts from 91
countries. The theme "Five fingers one hand" symbolised this
cooperation of 5 countries. The area was sober, like everything on the country
of Norway.
Small unpaved roads which only allowed the most necessary traffic. The subcamps were sometimes kilometres apart, resulting in a
lot of biking. There were activity areas and hikes in the mountains, a super
choir, a visit to the Maithaugen Cultural
Museum and of course the
cosiness of the Country Fair. There was also the Nordic trail, a mass hike,
that resulted in 15.000 scouts walking 380 different routes in one day. Every
group contained of 8 nationalities leaded by a Norwegian of Danish scout. The 12 years old Moroccan Crown Prince
participated also as a scout. For Security reasons he didn’t sleep in a tent
but in a hotel bed with a bodyguard in front of the door. The Jamboree was
opened by the King of Norway and the king of Sweden also visited this event.
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