Happy Friendship Day…
Posted by Hissam Amir on August 7th, 2006
Until this year, I hadn’t heard of Friendship Day and so have never celebrated it. However, my friends from the past and present have shown me their appreciation of our friendship in diverse and multiple ways. Some of those expressions have been tangible ones, such as flowers (particularly the pink friendship rose), cookies.
When I started researching the topic of friendship on the web, I came across several references to Friendship Day. The date given for it seemed to differ radically from site to site. Some places listed it for August, while others listed it as far away as February. After awhile, I gave up on my research into the holiday and assumed that a standard date didn’t exist.
Then just this past week, I noticed Friendship Day listed on an American calendar as August 6. Hence, I renewed my efforts to figure out the exact date when Friendship Day was celebrated. Finally, I came across Annie’s Friendship Day that explained the different dates for Friendship Day. Apparently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on established dates!
- National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August.
- Women’s Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in August
- International Friendship Month is February
- Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May
As well, other countries outside of the United States may celebrate National Friendship Day on the first Sunday in August but might instead pick their own day to celebrate. I couldn’t find much information on the origin of Friendship Day. However, I did find this note at the bottom of Pooh Friendship Day: “Congress sanctioned National Friendship Day in 1935 as a special day to honor and celebrate friendships. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship.” I also found sites that were exclusively developed in honor of Friendship Day.
Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day in the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day? If you need ideas for how you might thank your friend(s), look at these sites for suggestions:
A very happy friendship day to all of the friends all over the world…Peace…
