2022 Key Holiday Celebrations of Note
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2022 just began, and already, all of us are probably excited about which days of the year we should look out for the most. Well, fortunately for everyone, one group, in particular, decided to highlight these days, which we’ll introduce a little later on in the piece. So, without further ado, let’s get to it! No matter the holiday, be it 'International Podcast Day', or my personal favorite, 'Hamburger Day', these seemingly celebratory dates also act as valuable prompts for us to make key adjustments to our social media marketing efforts, better aligning our brand messaging in accordance with thematic elements to gain additional traction and traffic. Besides having a journal and a content calendar ready, keeping tabs on upcoming occasions can serve you well in terms of content and contingency planning, providing much-needed inspiration to complement your brand messaging, thus enhancing connection around specific, related themes.
This is where our mystery guest comes in. To fill in all of your holiday questions for 2022, Socialinsider’s Maria-Mirabela Ganta created this listing that highlights key events throughout the year. We suggest grabbing a copy for yourself so that you can stay on top of your strategies and make the most out of these uniquely influential dates.
01
JANUARY SUN
MON
TUE
WED
2022 THU
FRI
SAT 1 New Year's Day
2
3
Science ⚗️ Fiction Day
16
Croissant Day
5
Trivia Day ❓
9
Pie Day
4
7
8
Technology Day
10 Clean Off Your Desk Day
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
Compliment 2 4 Day Inspire Your Heart 30 with Art Day 3 1 23
6
25
26
Cheese Lovers Day
27
Hugging Day
28
29
02
FEBRUARY SUN
MON
TUE
WED 1
Chinese New Year 6
7
2022 THU
2
FRI 3
SAT 4
5
Groundhog Day
Golden Retriever Day 🐕
9
10
11
12
8
Wear Red Day 🚩
Pizza Day
13
14 Valentine's Day ❤️
15
16
17
18
19
20 Love Your Pet Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Super Bowl Sunday
Margarita Day
03
MARCH SUN
MON
TUE
WED 1
2022 THU
2
FRI 3
4
5
10 Popcorn Lover's Day
11
12
17
18 World Sleep Day
19
25
26
World Book Day
6
7
13
14
8 International Women's Day 15
9
16
SAT
St. Patrick's Day 20 International Day of Happiness
21 World Poetry Day
22
23 Puppy Day
24
27
28
29
30
31
Employee Appreciation Day
04
APRIL SUN
MON
TUE
WED
2022 THU
National 6 Walking Day
FRI
SAT
1 April Fools Day
2
7
8
9
3 Find a Rainbow Day 🌈
4
5
10 National Siblings Day
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Earth Day 🌍
24
25
26
27
28
29 International Dance Day
National Picnic Day 30 National Honesty Day
05
MAY SUN
MON 1
TUE 2
2022
WED 3
THU
FRI
SAT
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
National Teacher Day 8
9
Mother's Day
15
16 Love a Tree Day
17
18
19
20
21 Bike to Work Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 Hamburger Day
30 Creativity Day
31
National Maritime Day 29
06
JUNE SUN
MON
5
TUE
6
2022
WED
7
THU
FRI
SAT
3 National Donut Day
4 Hug your Cat Day
1
2
8
9
10
11
World Ocean Day 12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
First Day of Summer 26 Social Media Day
27
Take your Dog to Work Day 28
29
30
07
JULY SUN
MON
3
TUE
4 Independence Day
2022
WED
THU
5
6
FRI
7 World Chocolate Day
SAT 1
2
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 World Emoji Day
18 National Ice Cream Day
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30 International Friendship Day
31
08
AUGUST SUN
MON
TUE 1
WED 2
2022 THU
3
FRI 4
SAT 5
6
International Beer Day 7
8
9
10
11
12
13
International Cat Day 14
15
16 National Tell a Joke Day
17
18
World 1 9 Photography Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
National Dog Day 28
29
30
31
09
SEPTEMBER SUN
MON
TUE
WED
2022 THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
7
8
9
10
4
5
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 International Day of Peace
22 September Equinox
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30 International Podcast Day
Eat an Extra Dessert Day
6 Read a Book Day
10
OCTOBER SUN
MON
TUE
WED
2022 THU
FRI
SAT 1 National Coffee Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
National Taco Day 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29 Halloween
30
31
National Pumpkin Day
11
NOVEMBER SUN
MON
TUE
WED 1
THU
7
8
13
14
15
20
21
27
28
FRI
2
World Vegan Day 6
2022
3 National Sandwich Day
9
SAT 4
5
National Candy Day
10
11
12
16 Entrepreneurs Day
17
18
19
22
23
24 Black Friday
25
26
29
30
12
DECEMBER SUN
MON
4
TUE
5
National Cookie Day
WED
2022 THU
6
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
7
8
9
10
St. Nicholas Day
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
December Solstice 25 Christmas Day
26
27
28
Christmas Eve
29
30
31 New Year's Eve
What’s surprising to note is that there are actually more ‘uncommon’ days each month than we might have been initially aware of. Like how ‘Science Fiction Day', which apparently is every January 2, is often completely overlooked because of the prior 'New Year’s Day'. Not that it’ll matter much, but that small holiday might still hold significance even if just for a very small audience - any-sized audience is still more of a potential increase than not being able to reach anyone at all. Another important consideration that this overview highlights is preparation - by being aware ahead of dated celebrations and holidays, you have ample time to prepare needed resources and to plan for suitable alternatives in case of conflicts and unforeseen circumstances. For example, should you somehow not have enough to launch a major 'Chinese New Year' project, then perhaps you can make use of leftover materials from all the other January holidays to make a little something to grab attention for 'Groundhog Day' (February 2).
The Wrap While it may appear as fairly light news, Maria-Mirabela’s little guide brings with it a couple of hefty ideas. For the most part, it reminds us of the value of content planning and management, and of planning in general. You see, while social media doesn’t really have a step-by-step guide, if you simply get into it without any sort of direction at all, you will get lost. That’s why content calendars and posting journals exist, to aid you in creating ideas, if not to find new inspiration from the already existing ideas of others. Some of the holidays in this list have been around for over millennia, yet we continue to celebrate them in pretty much the same way, despite the age. The idea is that this list, whether it depicts a new or a timeless occasion, tells you that there are days that potential target audiences watch out for, and if you are serious about growing your brand, then you should too.
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