In 1998, Nane Annanm wife of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced Winnie the Pooh as the worlds Ambassador of Friendship at the United Nations in honour of friendship day
Picture/Twitter Subrat_Kanoongo
While the whole world celebrated International Friendship Day 2020 on July 30, people in India are celebrating friendship day today. Every year, Friendship Day is observed in India on the first Sunday of August. On this day, people celebrate the beautiful bond of friendships by exchanging gifts, catching up with friends, and spend their day by cherishing old memories.
A good song means 5 minutes happy
— Sweety (@enigmaticmind__) August 2, 2020
A good movie means 3 hours happy
A good college means 4 years happy
But a good friend means life time happy#HappyFriendshipDay2020 pic.twitter.com/Gno3TuXFJ6
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Friendship Day is one of the most awaited events of the year as people wait to celebrate the day with their friends with whom they have special memories. This year, friendship day is celebrated on August 2. While different countries observe the day of different days, India celebrates the special day on the first Sunday of August.
History
International Friendship Day was first proposed in the year 1958 and celebrate across the globe. Since then, it has become a tradition to celebrate friends and friendship every year. The General Assembly of the United Nations in 2011 made declared July 30 as the official day to celebrate friendship day worldwide.
Did you know? Friendship Day is believed to have originated Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark cards in 1930. In 1998, Nane Annanm wife of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced Winnie the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship at the United Nations in honour of friendship day.
#HappyFriendshipDay2020
— Gaurav Bhardwaj (@GauravIndiaJind) August 2, 2020
A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow@Gurmeetramrahim @derasachasauda pic.twitter.com/Bles0LejT4
Back then, friendship day was celebrated by exchanging greeting cards and tying friendship bans but over the years, the celebrations have changed. Today, friendship day is popularly celebrated in films and on social media. While last year people could meet and celebrate the day, this year due to the COVID-19 crisis, the friendship day celebration will be a digital one.
On Sunday morning, people took to Twitter to celebrate friendship day and soon #HappyFriendshipDay2020 and #FriendsForever started to trend.
Here's how Tweeple celebrated friendship day:
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”#HappyFriendshipDay2020#Kavinâu00c2u009d¤ï¸u00c2u008f#Lift pic.twitter.com/gxltWBw082
— BalajiBaskaran (@BalajiB49810687) August 2, 2020
Happy friendship day âu00c2u009d¤ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0099u00c2u0082, hope all my friends stay safe, miss you all.#FriendsForever#FriendshipDay2020#HappyFriendshipDay2020 pic.twitter.com/nSMn0YNThw
— Sandip_kherkatary (@sandipkherkatar) August 2, 2020
While many shared pictures and quotes, some even asked their friends to stay safe amid the global pandemic.
That's so true , best
— Sonia Sonia (@soniainsa291) August 2, 2020
friend always be like a mirror and shows what is wrong and what is right . #HappyFriendshipDay2020
Defining what true friends are like?
Woh Instagram, WhatsApp and FB story me friendship wale din , friends k sath wale pic dalne zaruri hai Kiya?ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0099u00c2u0084ðu00c2u009f¤u00c2u0094#HappyFriendshipDay2020#FriendsForever pic.twitter.com/XA6Z4CUxti
— Neha Parweenðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087®ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087³ (@NehaPar78003458) August 2, 2020
Hello everyone. Khao piyo aish kro mitro.
— Sidharth Shukla Official FC♥ï¸u00c2u008f (@OfficialSidFC) August 2, 2020
Tag your friends in this photoðu00c2u009f¥³ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u009d#HappyFriendshipDay2020 #HappyFriendshipDay #FriendshipDay2020 pic.twitter.com/VoKs4tTGD0
Some user also shared hilarious memes on friendship day.
#Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to #explain . It's not somthing you learn in #school . But of you haven't learned the #meaning of #friendship , you realy haven't learned #anything .#HappyFriendshipDay2020 pic.twitter.com/7KtOD0mZ3E
— Umakanta Maharana (@UmakantaMahar15) August 2, 2020
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.#HappyFriendshipDay2020 pic.twitter.com/JooDuBJdSa
— ðu00c2u009du00c2u0095¾ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u009aðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0087ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0097ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0086ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0099 ðu00c2u009du00c2u0095¶ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0086ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0093ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u009aðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0093ðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u008cðu00c2u009du00c2u0096u00c2u0094 ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087®ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087³âu00c2u009c¯âu00c2u009c¯âu00c2u009c¯(ସàu00c2u0081ବàu00c2u008dରତàu00c2u008d) (@Subrat_Kanoongo) August 2, 2020
A good song means 5 minutes happy
— Chitraket Thakur (@chitraket111) August 2, 2020
A good movie means 3 hours happy
A good college means 4 years happy
But a good friend means life time happy#HappyFriendshipDay2020 pic.twitter.com/EDlLAJ0uu3
So how are you celebrating friendship day this year?
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