Friendship Day, celebrated on the first Sunday in August, is a special day for celebrating the role of friends in one's life and for paying tribute to them.
You Will Need
Remembrance
Friend from another country
Cards, flowers, or gifts
Wristband or bracelet
Winnie the Pooh
Party
Steps
STEP 1 Reach out
Reach out to a friend in another country. Friendship Day is now an international event.
STEP 2 Exchange cards
Exchange cards with friends. It is also traditional to exchange flowers and gifts.
Gift card companies often have promotional campaigns at the time of Friendship Day.
STEP 3 Exchange wristbands
Exchange friendship wristbands with a special friend. Girls also exchange friendship bracelets.
STEP 4 Read Winnie the Pooh
Locate a copy of A.A. Milne's children's book Winnie the Pooh. In 1997, the United Nations declared Pooh the world's ambassador of friendship.
STEP 5 Throw a party
Throw a party. Friendship Day is often celebrated by young people with boisterous parties. And while friendship is not just for the young,having a youthful spirit can help in any celebration among friends.
American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "The only way to have a friend is to be one."