Friends and friendship
have been valued since the beginning of the civilization. Friends play a
crucial role in sailing through the difficulties in life and stand by us in the
hour of crisis. Even, all religion and religious scriptures highlight the significance
of friendship in one voice. Good friends help us conquer the vagaries and
adversities of life which is why people having good friends consider themselves
luckiest. On friendship day, we express our love and affection to our friends
and pay our gratitude to them.
The founder of Hallmark
Cards, Joyce Hall, originally promoted friendship day in 1930. However,
friendship day is celebrated in different countries on different dates but it
is celebrated with same passion worldwide. On the eve of the friendship day,
friends acknowledge each other with the exchanges of cards and gifts.
Friendship day is very popular in India and celebrated on 2nd of August every
year.
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| Courtesy: AK Mishra Library |
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