Human beings are social creatures and have always valued the importance of friends in their lives.To celebrate this noble feeling they decide to have a day set aside for friends and friendship.Accordingly,first Sunday of August was declared as a holiday in US in honor of friends by a Proclamation1 made by US Congress2 in 1935.Since then,World Friendship Day is being celebrated every year on the first Sunday in the month of August.This beautiful idea of celebrating Friendship Day was joyfully accepted by several other countries across the world.And today,many countries including India,celebrate the first Sunday of August as Friendship Day every year.Celebrating Friendship Day in a traditional manner,people meet their friends and exchange cards and flowers to honor their friends.Many social and cultural organizations celebrate the occasion and mark Friendship Day by hosting programs and get together.