Occasions in India- Friendship Day

Friendship day today has been totally commercialized in India to a very great extent.

The school and college goers are youngsters and this is limited and is confined only to their limitations.

Children prepare cards for friendship day or make special gifts thanking their friends on this occasion.

The prominent feature of this celebration is the exchange of bracelets.

The friendship day e-cards are also a wonderful way of keeping touch with each other and the right way to maintain the friendship.

Sending SMS wishing the friendship day shows the love and concern a person has towards the other friend. Friendship day is an occasion in India and hence prior to the festival, gifts fill the markets and extensive campaigns luring the people in buying gifts and cards is done.

Such campaigns are as well criticized as it has taken the form of commercialization marring the beautiful idea of observing friendship day in a simple and pious way.

Today, the friendship day is a formal business and the campaigns help in generating awareness about this festival. However, this day is enjoyed with great fun and each moment is cherished.

Friends are truly very special as they represent a new world that which was remained unknown until the arrival of this novel person called friend.

The value of celebrating the friendship day is to cheer the bond of friendship. This is one of the best and authentic relationships that should be certainly celebrated.

There are not many legends or tales regarding this day. However, there are biblical stories, folktales and instances in mythological legends exhibiting the value of friends and their friendship since the civilization of the world.

Friendship day was declared as a holiday in 1935 in the United States. This was held on the first Sunday in the month of August. This was done to honor the friends with fervor and enthusiasm.

Friendship day for women is celebrated in the month of September on the third Sunday. The weekend of best friends is celebrated between June 23 and June 25.

This is the day that the animals are honored being the best friends of the society. International friendship month is considered to be the February month.

Third week of May is celebrated as the old friends and new friend’s week. The dates and the method of celebration vary from one place to another.

However, in India as well the friendship day is being celebrated very well by arranging picnics and parties. This brings all the friends together and gives an opportunity to recollect wonderful memories.