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4. NATIONAL AND CARIBBEAN CULTURE
(a) KNOW HOW TO PREPARE, HOIST, BREAK AND LOWER A FLAG.

Most flags have a wooden toggle TOGGLE
at the top of the hoist side and a short tail
of rope with a loop at the bottom. These HOIST
are used to attach the flag to the halyard. FLY
(the halyard is the rope which passes TAIL
over a pulley at the top of the flag pole a
causes the flag to move up or down.
The halyard is tied to the toggle with either
a clove hitch or a bowline, and to the tail with a sheet bend through the loop. Akela
will show you how to fold the flag and tie it to the halyard for breaking at the beginning
of the meeting.
When the folded flag is at the top of the flag pole, the halyard is cleated (or
tied) to the flag pole. To “Break” the flag the part of the halyard that is tied to the tail of
the flag is pulled downwards and the flag should fly free.
Breaking the Flag: With all the Pack at the Alert, Akela calls “Duty Sixer to the
flag pole and stands as near as he can, then reaches up with his right arm and grasps
the halyard tied to the tail of the flag and the Sixer will pull on the halyard releasing the
flag and allowing it to fly free. The Pack salutes the flag and after the Sixer has
secured the halyard, he will step back two paces, salute the flag and return to his
place.
When lowering the flag, the Duty Sixer would again march to the flag pole with
a member of his Six behind him. When he has untied the halyard he says “Halyards
all clear, Akela” and Akela will order “Lower the Flag: The flag is lowered without any
salute and the second Cub reaches past the Sixer and grasps the flag as it comes
down and places it on the right shoulder of the Sixer, so that it does not touch the
ground. The flag is untied from the halyard, whose ends are tied together, and quickly
folded and the two Cubs return to their places.
Don't forget to tie the ends of the halyards together to prevent one end from
rising up the pole and coming out of the pulley. Someone then has to climb the pole to
replace the halyard. Remember also, that no flag should be allowed to touch the
ground.
If a flag is to be flown at “Half mast”, which is a sign of mourning, the flag is first
broken in the usual manner and then lowered the width of the flag from the top of the
pole, not to half way down the pole. When lowering, the flag is taken up to the top and
then lowered all the way down.

( b ) KNOW THE STORY OF SOME OF OUR NATIONAL HEROS AND
HEROINES.
Most schools in The Bahamas are named after famous local people. Find
out all you can about the person your school is named after. Details can be found
in your school library and the Public library.

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