The Scout Dizainier: Origin and Use
The scout's outfit includes his uniform, but also several objects that he always has with him. Among them, there is a special one: the dizainier or dizenier, a single-decade rosary. What use is this curious ring for scouts?
History of the Scout’s Dizainier
The dizainier, a kind of mini-chapelet, was revived by the Scouts of France at the beginning of the twentieth century.
We owe it to Father Paul Doncoeur, Scout chaplain, who asked a cadet to make dizainiers for scouts one day in 1927. This is how the dizainier rings made their appearance.
The approach was generalized and in 1939, there was even a request from Cardinal Verdier - initiated by Father Doncoeur and Father Forestier - to the Vatican for the indulgences of the rosary to be associated with the decade.
The dizainier in the scout kit
While rosary beads may take on many forms, the scout's rosary is unique. Made of metal, it consists of ten small notches or notches (corresponding to 10 Hail Marys of a decade) and is topped with a potent cross, associated with scouting. It can be attached to the scout's belt or worn on the scarf, above the scarf ring. Among Cubs, the rosary is one of the 5 items requested along with the string, scarf/handkerchief, pencil, notebook. Among these items associated with play, service, and skill which are part of the spirit of scouting, the rosary represents the sense of God.
Manufacture of the Dizainier
Scouts may be asked to make their own dizenier. Much more than a simple manual activity, the making of a Dizainier is an opportunity to pray and meditate. In the same way that making your own rosary is an opportunity to walk spiritually, making a dozen invites us to make sense of this object, to question its link to prayer, its relationship to God in our daily life.
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