The International Friendship Day is celebrated on July 30 every year all over the world. This day marks the importance of friendship and friends who play a crucial role our life.
This day is also known as World Friendship Day or International Friendship Day, this day was first observed in 1958. In 2011, the Friendship Crusade, on April 27, 2011, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared July 30 as official International Friendship Day.
In India, Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of every August.
Several countries celebrate friendship day in before and after the UN-designated date. In Oberlin, Ohio, Friendship Day is celebrated on 9 April, while in Nepal it is celebrated on July 30.
According to United Nation’s website, “Through friendship — by accumulating bonds of camaraderie and developing strong ties of trust — we can contribute to the fundamental shifts that are urgently needed to achieve lasting stability, weave a safety net that will protect us all, and generate passion for a better world where all are united for the greater good.”
History of International Friendship Day:
The idea of globally celebrating Friendship Day came to Dr Ramon Artemio Bracho on July 20, 1958. As he sat down to dinner with his friends in the town of Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay, the merry group of friends gave way to the World Friendship Crusade. It was meant to be a foundation that would promote friendship and fellowship among humankind, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or religion. Following this, the General Assembly of the United States designated July 30 as International Friendship Day, in the year 2011. The assemble even went so far as to invite all the member states to celebrate the occasion in accordance with their own customs and practices.
How International Friendship Day is celebrated?
The International Friendship Day is celebrated every year with great enthusiasm, on this day friends exchange gifts and plan outing with each other. In India, people celebrate this day by giving colourful friendship bands and flower to each other.
