Friendship Day is a universal festival. Though it was not originated in India, but it is celebrated with great fun and frolic here. Friends are friends anyways wherever they live. Friendship and commitment to it was always there in India. People of all ages have honored true friendship in this country where values are very important in a person’s life. The idea behind Friendship Day is to honor and celebrate friendship and making new friends. This festival is celebrated enthusiastically by Indian youths, especially students. While celebrating it, there is no bar of religion, caste, class or region; as seen in India most of the times. But like all other festivals, this day also has fell pray to commercialization. Everybody is busy making profit out every little thing related friendship day.

Friendship Day celebrations in schools and colleges in India:

There is great fervor in schools and colleges on this day. Many days before the actual friendship day, students get excited and start making plans about friendship day celebrations. You can see students moving around with friendship day cards, bands, flowers and other gifts. Small children vie with each other about who gets the maximum gifts or who gets the most chic band. In some colleges, special friendship day programs are organized to spread the message of friendship.

Sending Friendship Day messages:

It is common feature in India to send SMS or emails to friends to give good wishes for Friendship Day and remind them about their importance in their life. Friends call up each other to express their love for each other. Friends even meet and spend time with each other in more than one ways. They go to picnic, for outdoor camping, to beaches, to watch movies or for shopping or just spending time at a café drinking coffee in each other’s company.

Friendship Day Parties:

Friendship day Parties in India are great attraction for friends. It is the wonderful to gather all friends at a place. Due to very busy schedules, people are not able take time out for friends. Friendship Day parties just are great means to meet your long lost friends and spend time with them.