Know When did International Friendship Day Start?

International Friendship Day 2021

Friendship Day 2021: Friendship Day is celebrated all over the world with enthusiasm and passion. Friendship Day 2021 in India will be celebrated on the first Sunday of August this time on 1st August (Friendship Day Date 2021).

It is said that friends are like another family, that is why it is celebrated openly in India as well as all over the world. International Friendship Day 2021 is officially celebrated on 30 July, but in many countries like India and Bangladesh, it is a tradition to celebrate it on the first Sunday of August.

When did friendship day start?

Friendship Day History started in the world in 1958. In 1958, on the first Sunday of August, the US government got a man murdered. The deceased had a close friend, both had a very close friendship.

As soon as he came to know about the death of his friend, he also took his own life by committing suicide. Since then, the US government has started celebrating this day as Friendship Day.