Wish your friends with lovely messages on this friendship day, face will blossom
Samira Vishwas | August 3, 2025 9:25 AM CST
Happy Friendship Day 2025- Friendship … God’s cute little gift. ‘Friendship Day’ is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year to honor a special relationship like friendship. Which is being celebrated this time on 3 August. On the occasion of Friendship Day, you can wish through these messages to bring your beloved friends closer. Also know special things to Friendship Day.
The question arises in everyone’s mind that, when there are 12 months in a year, why is ‘Friendship Day’ celebrated only in August? Why this day is not celebrated in January, February or any other month. For this, there is a story to this friendship day which makes this day special.
Talking about the history of Friendship Day, celebrating this day began in the US in the 1950s. Where the first hallmark cards founder Joyce Hall spoke of fixing a day to honor friendship. Earlier, it was celebrated in April, June and July. But by declaring a trick, it was believed that people can celebrate this day without any festival or tension without examinations.
According to history, the United Nations declared the International Friendship Day on 30 July. This day was decided with the aim of promoting cultural diversity, brotherhood and peace worldwide. The first Sunday of August is celebrated in many countries like India, America, Bangladesh.
The reason behind choosing the first Sunday of August is that the session begins after holidays of schools and colleges abroad. When new friends are formed and meets old friends again, during that time make one day special and students openly enjoy this day. Also, on the occasion of this day, the weather is also pleasant, then there is a different fun to meet.
It is said that a person was murdered in America on the first Sunday of August in 1935. The person who was murdered was a strange friend, when he came to know about the incident, he gave up his life by committing suicide. For this special reason, the US government had decided to celebrate Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August. (According to IANS)
