• Good friends help you celebrate good times and provide support during bad times. They also prevent isolation and loneliness, giving one a chance to offer needed companionship, too.
  • Following the evolution of the internet, the day has gained popularity and appreciation as it has fostered the capability to spread the friendship gospel between people, countries and cultures.

Humans are social creatures, and owing to this reality, we ought to forge a means for effective and long-lasting interrelations with each other.

Good friends help you celebrate good times and provide support during bad times. They also prevent isolation and loneliness, giving one a chance to offer needed companionship, too.

Constructive friendships are undoubtedly good for one’s health overall, as they can boost self-esteem, lower stress, and enhance physical and mental health.

Joyce Hall of Hallmark Cards proposed the International Day of Friendship, which was proclaimed in 2011 after a series of conflicts on designated dates. The original date was the 2nd of August, which was later changed to the 7th of August.

World Friendship Crusade repeatedly lobbied the United Nations (UN) to recognize the 30th of July as World Friendship Day, which bore fruits in 2011.

This day is commemorated in many countries to honor and celebrate the enduring bonds of friendship that keep most of us going.

Following the evolution of the internet, the day has gained popularity and appreciation as it has fostered the capability to spread the friendship gospel between people, countries and cultures.

Taking into account the problems and crises paralyzing the world left, right, and center, the need to wrestle and neutralize these can be addressed by promoting and guarding a shared spirit of human solidarity (friendship).

UN acknowledges the importance of this particular global holiday, noting, “To mark the International Day of Friendship, the UN encourages governments, international organizations and civil society groups to hold events, activities and initiatives that contribute to the efforts of the international community towards promoting a dialogue among civilizations, solidarity, mutual understanding and reconciliation.”

Weaving a fun fabric of rapport on this significant day can involve the “simplest” deeds, like calling your friends, checking up on them, or even buying them something “nice.”