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                                                                   Stages of                                                  Friendship Garden –
                                                                                                                                 China-Malaysia

                                                                                                                             Symbols of Friendship
                Friendship                                         Friendship                                             The China-Malaysia Friendship Garden
                Friendship

                                         Day
                                         Day                       Childhood                                              was built in Putrajaya to symbolise
                                                                                                                          friendship, diplomatic relations and
                                                                                                                          mutual understanding between the
                                                                   Friends are those who                                  two countries. It was o cially opened
                                                                                                                          in June 2015. China too built a replica
                    •  Initially invented by Joyce Hall in 1919    are fun to play with.                                  of the Friendship Garden in Dongguan
                    •  Falls on the first Sunday of August                                                                 to respect and honour this relationship.
                    •  The United Nations picked up this idea
                      - recognised it as International              Adolescent

                        Friendship Day                                                                                       Malaysia and Japan –                Interesting Facts About Friendship
                    •  Objective: To promote peace among            years                                                       Friends in Need
                      nations and races                             The period of                                         Malaysia and Japan enjoy a special
                                                                    self-discovery and                                     political and socio-economic friendship
                                                                    support among friends.                                 since Malaysia’s independence. When
                         What are friends for?
                              • To talk to                                                                                 an earthquake and tsunami struck
                                                                                                                           Tohoku in 2011, Malaysia responded
                              • To depend on
                              • To enjoy their company              Adult years                                            swiftly.  Numerous organisations and
                              • To care about us                    True and lasting friendships                           schools gave humanitarian and
                                                                                                                            nancial aid to their friends in need.
                              • To solve problems                   are cultivated to help each
                              • To share secrets                    other grow and  nd their
                              • To listen to our views              identity. Adults  nd friends                           Canada and the Netherlands

                                                                    who share the same values                                   – Friendship Based
                                                                     and enjoy a  mature                                           on Gratitude
                                  Activities                         relationship.
                              • Get together                                                                               Dutch Crown Princess Juliana and her
                              • Organise parties                                                                           family  ed the Netherlands to Canada to
                              • Tie friendship bands                                                                       protect themselves from the Germans
                              • Exchange gifts                                                                             who occupied the Netherlands during
                               • Write letters                                 Friendship                                  the Second World War.  After the war,
                               • Make cards                                                                                Juliana became the Queen of the
                               • Cook something special                comes in various shapes and forms.                  Netherlands and presented Canada with
                                                                      Value that special bond while it lasts.              100,000 tulip bulbs to express her
                                                                                                                           gratitude. For years, Canada received
                                                                             Adapted from                                  thousands of tulip bulbs from the
                                                                             http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/    Netherlands as a symbol of the
                                                                             2015/10/how -friendships-change-over-
                                                                             time-in-adulthood/411466/  and                Canada-Netherlands friendship.
                                                                             http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/
                                                                             article/canadian-tulip-festival//
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