History of Friendship Day

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The tradition of celebrating Friendship Day began in 1935  when the US Congress decided to dedicate a day in THE honor of friends.Though it is not known exactly what were thereasons that went into the making of this day,the retrospection of the world scenario of those timescan lead us to an understanding.With the devastating effects of the First World War still showing and increasing hostilities, mistrust andhatred between countries providing the perfect conditionsfor another imminent battle, there was a greater needfor friendship and camaraderie not only among nations but also among individuals.Hence, the US Congress decided to designate the first Sunday of the month of August as Friendship Dayand with a formal proclamation in 1935, officiallydeclared the occasion a holiday dedicated in the honour of friends and friendship.Since then,celebration of National Friendship Day became an annual event. The lofty idea of honoring the beautiful relationship of friendship caught on with the people, particularly the youngsters all over the country, and in no time Friendship Day became a highly popular festival. But the success of this wonderful occasion was not to be limited to the US alone.With time, several other countries followed suitin adopting the tradition of dedicating a day to the cause of friendship. The beautiful idea of having a day in the honor of friends was joyously taken over by several other countries across the world.With more and more nations joining in the celebrations, FriendshipDay soon became InternationalFriendshipDay. AT AUGUST FIRST SUNDAY

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