Friendship Day is celebrated every year, on the
first Sunday of August. In 2012, it is celebrated on 5th August.
The day for the occasion was declared by the US congress in 1935. The
occasion began as a small event, to commemorate the relation shared by
friends.
Friendship Day In Future
Year Date
2012 August 5
2013 August 4
2014 August 3
2015 August 2
2016 August 7
2017 August 6
2018 August 5
2019 August 4
2020 August 2
Friendship Day celebrations occur
on different dates in different countries. The first World Friendship Day was
proposed for 30 July 1958. On 27 April 2011 the General Assembly of the United
Nations declared 30 July as official
International Friendship Day. However, some countries, including India, celebrate
Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August & July 20 in Argentina, Brasil and Uruguay,
& July 30 in Paraguay.
The exchange of Friendship Day
gifts like flowers, cards and wrist bands is a popular tradition of this
occasion.
Friendship Day In Future
Year Date
2012 August 5
2013 August 4
2014 August 3
2015 August 2
2016 August 7
2017 August 6
2018 August 5
2019 August 4
2020 August 2
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