When is National Best Friends Day?
IT seems like theres a day for everything these days, but this one is very wholesome. National Best Friends Day happens annually on June 8, and its basically what it sounds like: a day to celebrate friendship. National Best Friends day is actually an official holiday. According to National Today, it was established by the United States Congress way back in 1935  meaning, the holiday is coming up on 90 years of celebration pretty soon. They chose June 8, which is usually a balmy day in all regions of the countryperfect for outdoor activities, National Today reported. Now, the day is sometimes celebrated in other countries as well, but its technically a national holiday here in the US, not an internationally recognized date. Of course, there are other friendship-related days, including Friendship Day, Womens Friendship Day, and a week noted as New Friends, Old Friends Week. International Day of Friendship is not the same as National Best Friends Day. For starters, they dont take place on the same date. International Best Friends Day is actually scheduled for July 30 every year, so more than a month after National Best Friends Day. In addition, International Day of Friendship is a United Nations (UN) day that promotes the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in many cultures, rather than one established by any national government, Time and Date reported. Its likely that National Best Friends Day has gained popularity in recent years thanks to the rise of social media. People use hashtags like #nationalbestfriendsday or #friends when they post photos with their pals or quotes about friendship to mark the special occasion. National Today also noted that Mary Wisniewski revitalized the day in the public eye when she wrote about it in a column of the Chicago Sun-Times in 2007. Plus, Starbucks ran a promotional social media campaign encouraging employees to celebrate their work best friends in 2015. People celebrate National Best Friends Day by celebrating with their best friends, of course! Whether that best friend is a significant other, a longtime BFF, their cat, an online friend, whoever it may be. As aforementioned, people often post throwback photos to celebrate or quotes to commemorate a great friendship they appreciate. As Amy Poehler said, "Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life."