Holidays list for Social Media Marketing Strategies

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	EUROPE 2011 Holidays	MID-EAST / AFRICAN 2011 Holidays
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)	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	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)
ASIA 2011 Holidays	EUROPE 2011 Holidays	MID-EAST / AFRICAN 2011 Holidays

 Above list may require update.  Please let us know if some special day is to be added / edited.  Kindly give your comments below.  Thank you.