How Friendship Day Was Celebrated in the 2000s

Before Instagram stories and WhatsApp groups, Friendship Day in the 2000s was all about heartfelt gestures, friendship bands, and handwritten notes

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Friendship Bands Were a Must Colorful friendship bands were the most iconic tradition. Friends tied them on each other’s wrists with promises of forever

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Sweet Friendship Notes Friends exchanged handwritten letters with emotional messages, inside jokes, and heartfelt memories

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