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from: ANDRES SCIARRILLO
date: 1995-03-18 22:41:00
subject: Totem Names

Hello All!
    Have you ever heard abour Totem Names ???
    As you may know, Baden Powell used to be called IMPEESA, what tried to 
mean "The wolf that never sleeps".
    Here in Argentina each Scout Group has his Totem Council. And I will try 
to explain you what this means...
    When a Scout is about 6 or 8 years old in scouting (antique). And when 
all the people knows that he is a Good Scout... he is given a Totem Name.
    The Totem name is formed by an ANIMAL NAME and a VIRTUE. The animal name 
is chosen by him and the virtue is assigned by the Totem Council attending at 
his qualities. For example, my totem name is Aguila Servicial (Kind Eagle - I 
don't know if this is the correct translation from Spanish). I choose the 
Eagle and the totem Council add my name the 'Kind' quality. Each name has 
also a defect that is ONLY KNOWN by the Totem Council that every one is 
supposed to correct...
    Do you use this kind of names in your countries ???
... Ahh! Come on Erick, just this one last little feature!
Andres ;-)
From Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina.
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* Origin: Grupo Scout N§ 385 Sta. Fca. J. Cabrini (FidoNet 4:900/706)

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