International Friendship Day is upon us and what better way than to show your love and pay tribute to your best friend than with a sweet message or quote?
Today, Saturday July 30, is the International Day of Friendship – a day for people to openly recognize the contribution their friends bring to their life and the positive impact they’ve had.
International Friendship Day
According to the United NationsIn 2011, the UN General Assembly created the International Day of Friendship. “friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities”.
The basic principle of the day, however, dates back to the Early 20th Century In 1958, Joyce Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards, announced his idea in Paraguay. It was already being widely celebrated. ‘National Friendship Day’The USA.
The original Date Of Celebration was August 2, though it has since been moved to August 7 due to de-synchronization in the United States and is celebrated internationally on July 30 – except for nations like Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Mexico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, Valentine’s Day and Friendship Day are both celebrated on February 14.
South Africa celebrates the day on April 16, while Ukraine celebrates it on June 9.
International Friendship Day Quotes
Although it was started by a greeting card company, the sentiment of the day still stands and there’s one sure-fire way to show your bestie what they mean to you – through a quote. People have taken to Twitter to share their favourite International Friendship Day quotes.
There are many quotes from famous people about friendship that are especially poignant, in addition to personal messages from friends.
Here are 21 memes that you can send your friend today in support of International Friendship Day.