Friendship day will be celebrated on August 7 and people of all age groups are eagerly waiting for this day .

Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year. This year, it will fall on August 7.

Earlier, on April 27, 2011, the General Assembly of the United Nation declared July 30th as official International Friendship Day.


The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in US in 1935. Gradually the festival gained popularity and today Friendship Day is celebrated in large number of countries including India. On this day people spend time with their friends and express love for them.


The shops are flooded with special beaded friendship bands, tagged friendship cards, flowers and gifts to attract youths.But in the present techno world people make use of internet services and cellphones to wish each other on friendship day .People send Friendship SMS, Friendship messages, Friendship Quotes, Friendship scraps and Friendship greetings are getting popular via cellphones and social networking websites.


On this occasion exchange of friendship bands is the most popular custom, but these days different mediums are used by friends to get their message across.

People are over the world make use of social networking sites like facebook , twitter , e-mail and wish each other on the friendship day .


Now speacially the youths purchase gifts for their friends and also plan late night parties .

The idea of a World Friendship Day was first proposed on July 20, 1958 by Dr. Artemio Bracho during a dinner with friends in Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay.

The malls hotels, resturants are also ready for the celebrations as they offer special things , offers on the friendship day


Here are few Friendship day SMS for the Samaylive readers:


A coin is easy to earn, a friend is hard to find. The coin depreciates but a friend appreciates. I lost a coin when I smsed u, but it's okay because I got u.

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY!