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Culture Corner

A. Read the text and write the activities
people do on friendship day.

InternatIonal
FrIendshIp Day

Friends and friendship have been valued
since the beginning of the civilized world. In
1935 The United States Congress announced
the frst Sunday of August as the National
Friendship Day. Since then it has been
celebrated as a popular festival annually.
Dedicating a day to friends became such
a famous tradition that several countries
adopted it to their culture. Recently it is
celebrated on different dates but it is still a
perfect day to express the emotion ‘I care.’
India: It has become a big event in India.
Honouring friends and friendship has become
popular among youth and students. Friends
meet to recollect memories. Children make
friendship cards which are prepared as
special gifts to thank their friends’ presence
in their lives.
Argentina: Current and old friends gather
to celebrate this very important day of their
friendship. In the evening, they race to
have a memorable dinner at a restaurant, so
this place has to be booked a week earlier.
Exchange of friendship bands is also quite
popular here.
Peru: A festival, which is called ‘El dia
del Amigo’, has been celebrated on the
frst Saturday in July since 2009. It is an
important event because they want everyone
to get friendly salutations and greetings
from their besties.
Bangladesh, Malaysia: In South Asia,
they make this day unforgettable with the
exchange of gifts like cards, fowers, etc.

B. If you had a friendship day in your country, how would you like to celebrate it?

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