Friendship Day Aug 4, 2024

Friendship Day

On the first Sunday of August, India celebrates Friendship Day. Initially championed by the greeting card industry, Friendship Day saw a resurgence, especially in Bangladesh and Malaysia, along with India, fueled by social networking sites and the widespread use of mobile phones, digital communication and social media.

© Matrishva Vyas/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A cantilevered window to the past
Pastel perfection
Aug 4, 2025Great grey owls in their nest, Finland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jan 3, 2025Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
May 12, 2025An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
Feb 18, 2026Przewalskis horses
Feb 2, 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
May 19, 2024Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
Aug 9, 2025Raksha Bandhan
Oct 19, 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Jun 5, 2024World Environment Day
Feb 18, 2025The Great Blue Hole, Belize
Dec 2, 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
What are these colorful insects?
Feb 10, 2025Art Installation of umbrellas, London, United Kingdom
What can you see from this tower?
When landscape met wilderness
Were halfway there
Oct 31, 2024Happy Diwali!
Oct 2, 2024Gandhi Jayanti
Dec 1, 2024Antarctica Day
Who’s snoozing?
History awaits atop the hill
America’s backyard
Nov 30, 2023Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
The gateway to jungle
Apr 3, 2026Armbrug bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 6, 2025Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
Oct 2, 2025Gandhi Jayanti
Mar 11, 2024Sleeping koala
Apr 27, 2026The glass dome of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy
Warm light through an ancient forest
Nov 30, 2024Male white rhinoceroses, Lake Nakuru, Kenya