August 7th 2011: Friendship Day

August 7th 2011 is the Friendship Day for this year. Friendship day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year. Friendship Day is all about celebrating the bond of friendship. Letting your friends know that you are their friend.

Friends have an important role to play in everyone’s life. They stand aside you at times when you feel lonely and seek support to recuperate from bad times. So, to express your appreciation and celebrate the joy of being friend Friendship Day 2011 is just the perfect occasion.

The day for the occasion was declared by the US congress in 1935. The occasion began as a small event, to commemorate the relation shared by friends. Today, it has taken the shape of a grand festival. People in the rest of the world have adopted the festival wholeheartedly and celebrate it with great enthusiasm, just like any other occasion. They can easily relate them to the festival, because no one can merely survive without having at least a true friend in his/her life.

A get-together with your friends or sending gifts, cards and SMS’s are great ideas to express your affection. If you are looking for some innovative gifts or gift ideas, then take the advantage of the internet and you could easily find one that would bring smile on his/her friend. Personalized gifts are also a great gift idea to amuse your friend as it also signifies as a token of love and friendship for the years to come.

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