SPIRIT CAMPFIRE

On the way to the campfire, ask each person to choose five leaves and bring to the fire circle.

One person is stationed near the prepared fire (at least 5' to 6' from fire). She will remain in the background and will shine the flashlight on each person as she speaks.

Four speakers are stationed around the fire: one facing in each direction(north,south,east, west).

Speaker #1: May the spirit of the West Wind bring us peace.
(Throw glitter in the air)

Speaker #2: May the spirit of the East Wind bring us health.
(Throw glitter in the air)

Speaker #3: May the spirit of the South Wind bring us happiness.
(Throw glitter in the air)

Speaker #4: May the spirit of the North Wind bring us friendship.
(Throw glitter in the air)

Speaker #1: steps forward, faces the audience and says:

May the mingling of these spirits
light our way through the
worlds of Girl Scouting.

And now, to include you in the spirit of this campfire, we invite you to symbolically share your heritage.

Use the leaves you have gathered to represent the multi-ethnic backgrounds of each of us; and

As we call your country of origin - and you may have more than one - please come forward and place your leaf in the fire.

Optional:

Speaker #2 presents the ashes of previous campfires and mingles ashes. Later, after ashes have cooled, you may return and bag ashes in small Zip-Lock bags and distribute to all who were present at the campfire along with a history of the ashes.

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