What do Argentines do on Día del Amigo, 20 July?
People send messages all day, groups of friends go out to dinner, and some give a flower, a book or a cake. It is kept across Argentina; the restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night and tables are booked days in advance. Other countries keep a friends' day on other dates.
What happens on 20 July
- what
- People send messages all day: "Feliz día, amigo. ¿Vos cómo andás?". Groups of friends go out to dinner together; some give a flower, a book or a cake.
- when
- 20 July, every year.
- where
- Across Argentina. The restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night, and you have to book a table days in advance.
- who
- Friends, in the voseo of Buenos Aires.
- why
- A day to celebrate friendship, proposed in 1969 by Enrique Febbraro, a teacher and dentist from Buenos Aires.
- On 20 July people send messages, groups of friends go out to dinner, and some give a flower, a book or a cake.
- The restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night; tables are booked days in advance.
- Other countries keep a friends' day on other dates; in Argentina it is 20 July.
Hoy ese día los teléfonos no paran.Today, on that day, the phones don't stop.
Los restaurantes de Buenos Aires se llenan esa noche.The restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night.
Hay que reservar mesa con días de anticipación.You have to book a table days in advance.
More about Día del Amigo
- Who invented Día del Amigo and why is it on 20 July?
- How do you say happy Friends' Day in Argentine Spanish?
- Día del Amigo