Are you factoring festival mood in your marketing strategies? There is always some special day in some country in the global village.
- For international business it is necessary for marketeers to know the list of holidays depending on the target country.
- Social Media Marketing strategies are based on target audience. Here is a list of Holidays / Festival days / special days, on which you post on the social media networking sites, to engage the community.
ASIA 2011 Holidays
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EUROPE 2011 Holidays
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MID-EAST / AFRICAN 2011 Holidays
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Cambodia - Water Festival
India - Guru Nanak Jayanti
Sri Lanka - Il Full Moon Poya Day
Thailand – Moon Festival
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Cambodia - Water Festival
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Japan - Labor and Thanksgiving Day
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Indonesia - Moslem New Year
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Malaysia - Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) (Observed)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Philippines - Bonifacio Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5
Thailand - H.M. the King's Birthday
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
Bangladesh - Muharram (Subject to Lunar Sighting)
India - Moharum
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12
Cambodia - International Human Rights Day (Observed)
Thailand - Constitution Day (Observed)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
Bangladesh - Victory Day
Kazakhstan - Independence Day
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
Kazakhstan - Independence Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19
Kazakhstan - Public Holiday
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
Japan - Emperor's Birthday
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
Bangladesh - Christmas Day
Indonesia - Christmas Day
Malaysia - Christmas Day
Philippines - Christmas Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 26
Australia - Christmas Day / Boxing Day
Fiji - Christmas Day (Observed)
Hong Kong - The first weekday after Christmas Day
Indonesia - National Leave
New Zealand - Boxing Day
Singapore - Christmas Day
Sri Lanka - Special Bank Holiday (Observed)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Australia - Boxing Day / Proclamation Day / Christmas Day
Fiji - Boxing Day (Observed)
Hong Kong - The second weekday after Christmas Day
New Zealand - Christmas Day Holiday
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30
Philippines - Rizal Day
South Korea - Stock Market (Kosdaq Market, Futures Market,
Forex, Kse Bond Market)
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Poland - Independence
Day
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Czech Republic -
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
Slovakia - Struggle for
Freedom and Democracy Day
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Latvia - Proclamation
of the Republic of Latvia
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Date when Dayton Peace Agreement was
signed (Banja Luka Se)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- State Holiday (Sarajevo Stock
Exchange)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
Romania - Romanian
National Day
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
Finland - Independence
Day
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8
Austria - Immaculate
Conception
Macedonia - St.Kliment
Ohridski
Malta - Feast of the
Immaculate Conception
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
Malta - Republic Day
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
Ireland - In lieu of
Christmas Eve
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
Belarus - Christmas Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 26
Austria - St. Stephen's
Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Religious Holiday (Sarajevo Stock
Exchange)
Bulgaria - Second
Christmas Day
Croatia - St. Stephen's
Day
Cyprus - Boxing Day
Czech Republic - St.
Stephen's Day
Denmark - Boxing Day
Estonia - Boxing Day
Finland - Boxing Day
France - Boxing Day
Germany - Christmas Day
Greece - Second Day of
Christmas
Hungary - Christmas
Iceland - Boxing Day
Ireland - St. Stephen's
Day
Latvia - Boxing Day
Lithuania - Boxing Day
Luxembourg - Boxing Day
Norway - Boxing Day
Poland - Christmas
Romania - The day after
Christmas
Slovakia - St.
Stephen's Day
Spain - Market Holiday
Sweden - Boxing Day
Switzerland - St
Stephen's Day
United Kingdom -
Christmas
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Ireland - Public
Holiday in lieu of Christmas Day
United Kingdom - Boxing
Day
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30
Austria - Exchange Holiday
Ireland - In lieu of
New Year's Eve
Macedonia - Non trading
day
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Ivory Coast - Fete de la Paix
Palestine - Independence Day
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Morocco - Day of Independence
Oman - National Day
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Lebanon - Independence Day
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Bahrain - Al Hijra New Year (Subject to
Lunar Sighting)
Egypt - Muslim New Year (Hegria 1431)
(Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Palestine - New Hijri Year
Syria - Hijri New Year's Day (Subject to
Lunar Sightings)
Tunisia - Hegire (Islamic New Year)
(Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Hijri Day (Islamic
New Year) (Nasdaq
Dubai)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Jordan - Hijra New Yea (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Kuwait - Observance of Islamic New Year
(Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Oman - New Hijri Year
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2
Ghana - Farmers Day
United Arab Emirates - National Day
(Nasdaq Dubai)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
United Arab Emirates - National Day
(Nasdaq Dubai)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
Bahrain - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar
Sighting)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5
Bahrain - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar
Sighting)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
Tanzania - Independence Day
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
Bahrain - National Day
South Africa - Day of Reconciliation
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
Bahrain - National Day
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
Qatar - National Day of Qatar
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
Zimbabwe - National Unity Day
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
Ghana - Christmas Day
Lebanon - Christmas
Malawi - Christmas Day
Nigeria - Christmas Day (Subject to
Confirmation)
Palestine - Christmas
South Africa - Christmas Day
Syria - Christmas Day
Tanzania - Christmas Day
Uruguay - Christmas Day
Zambia - Christmas Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 26
Botswana - Boxing Day
Ghana - Boxing day
Namibia - Family Day
Nigeria - Boxing Day
South Africa - Day of Goodwill
Tanzania - Boxing Day
Uganda - Boxing Day
Zambia - Boxing Day
Zimbabwe - Christmas Day (Observed)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Botswana - Christmas Day (Observed)
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ASIA 2011 Holidays
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