Friday, 26 July 2013
History of Friendship Day
Friendship Day was initially
promoted by Joyce Hall,
the founder of Hallmark cards in 1930, intended to be 2 August and a
day when people celebrated their friendships by sending cards. The second of
August was chosen as the centre of the largest lull between holiday
celebrations. Friendship Day was promoted by the greeting card National
Association during the 1920s but met with consumer resistance - given that it
was her too obviously a commercial gimmick to promote greetings cards.
Some friends acknowledge
each other with exchanges of gifts and cards on this day. Friendship bands are very popular in India, Nepal,
Bangladesh and parts of South America.
The idea of a World Friendship Day was first
proposed on 20 July 1958 by Dr. Artemio Bracho during a dinner with friends in
Puerto Pinasco, a town on the River Paraguay about 200 miles north of Asuncion.
Out of this humble meeting
of friends, the World Friendship Crusade was born. The World Friendship Crusade
is a foundation that promotes friendship and fellowship among all human beings,
regardless of race, colour or religion. Since then, 30 July has been faithfully
celebrated as Friendship Day in Paraguay every year and has also been adopted
by several other countries.
" Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in
front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me
and be my friend "
Source : wikipedia
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