Throughout the long history of Girl Scouts, many traditions remain meaningful and important and are still practiced today.

Traditions fall into four primary categories: key dates, ceremonies, signals, and songs.

Key Dates

February 22nd is World Thinking Day. Each year on February 22, girls participate in activities, games and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries. For more information visit: http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/world_thinking_day/

March 12th is the Birthday of Girl Scouting in the USA. The first troop meeting was held in Savannah, Georgia, on this date in 1012.

October 31st is Founder's Day. This is Juliette Gordon Low's birthday, found of Girl Scouting in the USA.

Ceremonies

Ceremonies play an important part in Girl Scouts, and are used not only to celebrate accomplishments, experience time-honored traditions, and reinforce the values of the Promise and Law, but also encourage girls to take a short pause in their busy lives and connect with their fellow Girl Scouts in fun and meaningful ways.

Common ceremonies include:

• Openings & Closings
• Investitures & Rededications
• Girls Scout's Own
• Court of Awards

For more information , visit: http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/ceremonies/

Here is a great resource on a variety of Ceremonies.

For more ideas, seach the Internet or www.scoutingweb.com on the keyword "girl scout ceremonies".

Signals

Songs