New Friends Day

New Friends Day is an annual holiday in the United States which is celebrated on the 19th of January each year. It is a time for people to take a break from their everyday life and to spend time with family and friends to show appreciation for all the meaningful relationships in our lives.

 

The origin of Friends Day is attributed to the friars of the Franciscan Order, who would gather together and celebrate this day each year in a special Mass to honor friendship. After reforms to the Church, the date of the holiday went from being the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, to the third Sunday of Epiphany.

 

The holiday of Friends Day has been celebrated in the United States since the late 1700s, and the original purpose was to celebrate the importance of friendship in our lives. On Friends Day, we take the time to be thankful for all the people in our life that we consider as friends. We make thoughtful gestures, such as sending cards, making phone calls and taking part in activities with our friends, to show our appreciation. It is important to remember to take time out of our hectic lives to show gratitude to the special people in our lives.

 

Social media is another way to celebrate Friends Day. It is easy to reach out to friends and family and let them know that we are thankful for their friendship and to share our favorite memories on this special day. A lot of people also take to social media to post pictures with captions about what friendship means to them and why this day is so important. This can be a great way to show how much friendship means to us and to send love to all the people in our life.

 

The central focus of Friends Day is still the same as it has been in the past: to celebrate the power of friendship. This is something that is appreciated every day, but it is on January 19th that we come together and dedicate a day to friendship and all its wonderful qualities. No matter how we choose to celebrate this day, we should remember to appreciate our friends and all the joy that they bring to our lives.

 

Friends are an essential part of our lives and the importance of their presence in our lives should never be taken for granted. Friends Day is the perfect reminder to express our love and gratitude for them and reconnect with people that have been meaningful in our lives.