Today is Sunday and usually Sunday’s in our Home are #familyday but David is working this morning, Charlie is upstairs talking to his friends and making plans to play #Basketball this afternoon. As you can see I’m working this morning.
As well as watching a movie I wanted to finish from last night. Once David gets home we will either be going to the Gym so I can walk in the Swimming Pool or to Walmart to pick up a couple things I need in the house. Would you like to go with me? Then we can celebrate National Friendship Day and get a drink and something to eat?
For a lot of us we’ve had a tough year. Our friends have proven they will be here for us. Choose Friendship Day 2024 to appreciate the connections you have in life or use National Friendship Day to reach out to past friends and rekindle that bond.
Here is a fun fact for you. National Friendship Day occurs every year on the first Sunday of August or this year August 4,th 2024. National Friendship Day celebrates the importance of loving, platonic relationships.
Friendships are the purest type of human relationships. For more than a century, we’ve celebrated the strength of friendship, and thanks to Social Media, we’re able to continue celebrating with our friends no matter where they are in the world. If you want to purchase a gift for your friend to mark the occasion a Gift Card to there favorite restaurant would be amazing.
Humans are the most social beings on Earth: we need to relate to others, just as Abraham Maslow exposed in his Hierarchy of human needs. Our sociological needs motivate our behavior, encouraging us to make interpersonal relationships and connect with others on a deeper level. With such a huge need for human connection with people other than our significant other, it’s no wonder that we celebrate an entire day on the importance of friendship.
I would like to let you know National Friendship Day was originally a marketing strategy for Hallmark Cards in the 1930s. When Founder Joyce Hall designated National Friendship Day would take place on August 2nd.
Joyce Hall decided today would be a day to celebrate the people closest to you and we should send those people a card. National Friendship Day soon became a bigger deal than originally planned when the 1935 U.S. Congress pronounced the first Sunday of August as National Friendship Day.
National Friendship Day continued gaining popularity, and in 1998 the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship. In 2011, during their 65th session, the U.N. designated July 30th International Friendship Day.
Nowadays, we celebrate National Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August. Thanks to advancements in technology, it is easier to get in touch with friends, to share, and to be thankful for them. Make sure you reach out to your friends today to let them know you appreciate them and would like to get together.
On August 2nd, celebrate the love you create and share with the family that you chose. Which are the friends who get you through hard times and cheer you on during your most successful moments online or in person.
National Friendship Day Traditions
Traditions for National Friendship Day vary. No two or more best friends have the same traditions; they are unique to everyone. The shenanigans that best friends get up to are enjoyed and shared only between them, which include adventures, fun gatherings, and even inside jokes. These traditions are relived on National Best Friends Day.
There are low-key common traditions including hanging out and chilling at home watching movies with friends, or going to the mall or your favorite Cafe together. Then there are more elaborate ways to celebrate National Friendship Day with your best friends like dressing up and heading out to paint the town red or having a fancy dinner.
Presents are also exchanged on National Friendship Day like ‘Best Friends’ lockets or scrapbooks to cement the friendship and remind each other of the special bond you share, no matter how much time has passed. Although, you don’t have to exchange gifts because just spending time together is the best gift of all.
How to Celebrate Friendship Day 2022
- tart Friendship Day by being thankful for the friends you have and embrace the feeling of being loved and spreading love. Whether you have a small group of close knit friends or a large group of besties, your friends are some of the most important people in your life.
- The best part of having friends is that you are never alone, especially nowadays that we are just one text away from our friends. Share memories and special moments on your Social Media to relive some of those early moments that solidified your friend group.
- There is no better way to celebrate National Friendship day than spending some time with your friends. Go out, cook together, have a long time video call or celebrate like they do in South Asian Countries, like India, and gift a friend with a colorful friendship band or flower.
Facts About National Friendship Day
- The Bible reflects friendship as the union that contributes to the foundation of human faith, trust, companionship, and teamwork.
- Find a song that includes a friendship anthem including Hannah Montana’s “True Friend” to The Beatles “With a Little Help from My Friends” and play it for your friends.
- The idea of honoring friendships was adopted by many Countries including in Asia in the 1950s, China, Malaysia, and India.
- The main idea of National Friendship Day is to help to bridge the gaps between people of different ages, races, nationalities, and religions, and to help build strong communities.
- I have a question for you. What better color to represent friendship than Yellow? The brightest and Happiest color is the best representation of what a healthy friendship can mean to us.
Why People Love Friendship Day
- Just like any other human relationship, friendships can go through dark and difficult times. We all are different and it is ok to have arguments, but if it is a healthy relationship, we’re able to endure it and become stronger together.
- Union makes us stronger, so it is ok to admit that we can’t go through difficulties alone. National Friendship Day reminds us that if we’re feeling down, we can always share our feelings with someone else and have company to get us through to better times.
- Friend groups are often made up of people stemming from multiple different backgrounds. Just by being friends with someone different than ourselves, we’re able to learn more about different backgrounds and break down any preconceived barriers.
Check out these other Holidays that take place today:
August 4 Assistance Dog Day #AssistanceDogDa
August 4 American Family Day #AmericanFamilyDay
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
