Friendship Day is an international observance dedicated to friendship and its celebration, with its date varying by country and region. The idea of a World Friendship Day was first proposed on July 20, 1958 by Artemio Bracho during a dinner with friends in Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay. In the United States and countries such as India, it is celebrated on the first Sunday of August. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The idea of a World Friendship Day was first proposed on July 20, 1958 by Artemio Bracho during a dinner with friends in Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay.
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Friendship Day (also known as International Friendship Day or Best Friend's Day) is an international holiday dedicated to friendship and the celebration of it.
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