Friendship Day 2022: Know how the International Friendship Day started?

On which day is this day celebrating friendship celebrated in which country?

Friendship Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. This day is mainly celebrated to celebrate friendship. This year Friendship Day will be celebrated on August 2. Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year. On this occasion, friends give gifts to each other or have a party. Apart from this, school children in India also gift friendship bands to each other. For that, children start saving their pocket money as early as one month and then buy friendship bands for their friends with their savings.

How did Friendship Day begin?

In fact, Friendship Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. However, Paraguay is the country that first proposed celebrating International Friendship Day in 1958. But it is believed that Joyce Hall started it with Hallmark cards in the year 1930. Then the United Nations announced to celebrate 30 July as International Friendship Day. But in India Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August.

International Friendship Day

Friendship Day is celebrated on different days in countries around the world. The United Nations announced to celebrate International Friendship Day on 30th July. However, many South Asian countries including India celebrate Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August itself. Friendship Day is celebrated on April 8 in Orblin, Ohio.