Friend's Day in 2024 will be unofficially celebrated on June 9th. It is customary in the world to hold events reminiscent of this form of relationship; they are dedicated to achieving mutual understanding, establishing friendships and finding common interests. This holiday is relatively new, but it already has its own traditions, and it also has a special meaning in modern realities, when individual countries and entire peoples cannot communicate without conflicts.
History and traditions
The decision on what date to celebrate Friend's Day was made by the United Nations (UN) in 2011. The date in the calendar is unchanged, as before, in 2024 it is celebrated on June 9th.Due to the similarity in name, the holiday is sometimes confused with Friendship Day, which is celebrated on July 30th. But this event was established back in 1958. And in general, their ideological basis is slightly different.
Despite the fact that the date has been approved at the international level, not everywhere the event is celebrated every year at the same time. For example, in Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil and Uruguay it is celebrated on July 20.
The main tradition of Friend's Day is live communication with people with whom there are common interests. The UN, as a founder, invites the state structures of all countries to develop a program of action to promote peace and strengthen friendship between peoples with different cultures. To do this, it is necessary to actively involve young people in social events and nurture leadership qualities in them. A friend's day can be a great occasion.
How the holiday is celebrated
For the Russian Federation, Friend's Day is not an official event, a decree by President Putin V.V. not signed. Therefore, if it falls on a weekday, then no one is released from work. Mass festivities in the country are also not carried out. But some traditions have already appeared:
- public organizations launch themed campaigns;
- mobile operators, Internet providers, large retail chains and other similar companies organize lotteries;
- youth organizations hold flash mobs in the squares;
- social networks launch various challenges;
- special attention should be paid to sports and cultural events within educational institutions;
- restaurants, cafes and clubs present entertainment shows and themed parties.
Any events are mass in nature, while the main tradition is a personal congratulation of friends and acquaintances. The most common way is to hand over original postcards or send them by mail (post-scrolling). Sending congratulations in instant messengers and social networks is also popular.
How the holiday is celebrated in the world
Friendship is a capacious concept that includes building relationships, including social ones, promoting an understanding of inclusiveness at a global level.A person has the right to a unique appearance, his political views, taste in music, art and other areas, and this is not a basis for dividing him into groups with other members of society.
The UN is doing serious work to promote the unity of individual units of society into one world community. And on the next holiday dedicated to friendship, the organization offers:
- Meet a friend for lunch. Invite a person with whom there has not been communication for a long time or someone who makes you become better every day. Together, remember old events and laugh.
- Take part in a cultural event. If there are celebrations in the city, or there are organizations that will hold them, then you should not refuse, the programs are usually very interesting and exciting. Making new friends and having a good time is the best way to pay tribute to this event.
- Become an event organizer yourself.If you have some free time and desire, you can invite friends to the square and have fun this day, run a dance or vocal competition, or come up with a quest game with surprises. There are sure to be those who want to join. Thus, such events can become a good tradition.
- Hold a charity event. Such an initiative makes society better. It is worth sharing friendship and warmth with people who are in dire need of it. Finding them is not so difficult even in small towns (for example, nursing homes). It is also relevant to organize a collection in honor of the event to help the animal shelter. Or to attach a few pets from there. All this also fits into the theme of the holiday, because it will help someone find a four-legged friend.
You can plan a friendly get-together on Friend's Day. It is interesting to spend time with comic predictions, entertaining games, telling funny stories, drinking tea. In the year of the Dragon, the holiday falls on Sunday, which is a great occasion to devote time to loved ones.
This year, in addition to Friend's Day, one more date should be noted on the calendar - March 17, when the presidential election will take place.
Finally, let's talk about some interesting facts about friendship. The friendliest nation in the world is the Brazilians. It takes 40 hours of communication to form a friendly relationship with a person, and he will become the best friend after 200 hours spent together. With age, the number of true and true friends decreases, because the emphasis is already on the quality of relationships, and not on the number of friends.
