{"id":3855,"date":"2011-08-22T00:22:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T22:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/international-friendship-day-%e2%80%93-no-it-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-make-more-friends-on-facebook\/"},"modified":"2011-08-22T00:22:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-21T22:22:40","slug":"international-friendship-day-%e2%80%93-no-it-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-make-more-friends-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/international-friendship-day-%e2%80%93-no-it-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-make-more-friends-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"International Friendship Day \u2013 No it doesn\u2019t mean make more friends on Facebook!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/friendship-day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1411\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/84fee_friendship-day-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">International Friendship Day<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendshipday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Friendship Day<\/a> falls on 22 August this year.<\/p>\n<p>Friendship Day celebrations take place on the first Sunday of August every year. The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in US in 1935. Gradually the festival gained popularity and today Friendship Day is celebrated in large number of countries including India.<\/p>\n<p>On this day people spend time with their friends and express love for them. Exchange of Friendship Day Gifts like flowers, cards and wrist bands is a popular tradition of this occasion.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie \u2013 the Pooh as the world\u2019s Ambassador of Friendship.<\/p>\n<p>More \u2018excuses\u2019 for taking time off work this year can be found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/2011\/01\/need-an-excuse-to-take-time-off-work\/\">Need an Excuse to Take Time off Work?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start WP Socializer - Social Buttons - Output --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-socializer-jump columns-no\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmype.co.za%2Fnew%2F2011%2F08%2Finternational-friendship-day-no-it-doesnt-mean-make-more-friends-on-facebook%2Ft=International+Friendship+Day+%26%238211%3B+No+it+doesn%26%238217%3Bt+mean+make+more+friends+on+Facebook%21\" title=\"Facebook\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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