Emoji Holidays

Here’s a single list of key global holidays—ideal for marketing—given in calendar order. Each entry includes a brief description and its fixed date or rule for calculation.

Emoji Holidays

January

New Year’s Day – Jan 1: Global celebration of the calendar year’s start.
Orthodox Christmas – Jan 7: Julian-calendar Christmas (e.g. Russia).
Chinese New Year – late Jan–mid Feb (lunar): Lunar new-year festival; date varies each year.
Australia Day – Jan 26: National day marking first British settlement in 1788.
Republic Day (India) – Jan 26: Commemorates adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1950.

February

Super Bowl Sunday – 1st Sunday in Feb: NFL championship; massive TV-ad event.
Valentine’s Day – Feb 14: Holiday of romance and gift-giving.
Presidents’ Day – 3rd Monday in Feb: US federal holiday honoring past presidents.
Carnival/Mardi Gras – 47 days before Easter: Festive season ending on Shrove Tuesday.

March

International Women’s Day – Mar 8: Celebrates women’s achievements worldwide.
St. Patrick’s Day – Mar 17: Honors Ireland’s patron saint; green-themed events.
Holi – Mar (full-moon day): Hindu “festival of colors”; date varies.

April

Easter – variable (Mar/Apr): Christian celebration on first Sunday after first full moon ≥ Mar 21.
Songkran – Apr 13–15: Thai New Year water-splashing festival.
ANZAC Day – Apr 25: Australia/NZ remembrance of WW I landings at Gallipoli.

May

International Workers’ Day – May 1: “May Day” labor solidarity in many countries.
Victory Day – May 9: WWII victory commemoration.
Europe Day – May 9: Celebrates the 1950 Schuman Declaration (EU’s “birthday”).
Mother’s Day – 2nd Sunday in May: Honors mothers (US, EU, UA, AU, etc.).
Memorial Day – last Monday in May: US tribute to fallen military personnel.
Africa Day – May 25: Observes African unity (founding of OAU/AU).

June

Children’s Day – Jun 1: Celebrates children’s well-being in many countries.

July

4 July (USA) – Jul 4: US Declaration of Independence (1776).
Argentina Independence Day – Jul 9: Argentina’s independence from Spain (1816).
Colombia Independence Day – Jul 20: Colombia’s independence (1810).

August

Obon – mid Aug (13–15): Japanese festival honoring ancestral spirits.
Independence Day (Ukraine) – Aug 24: Ukraine’s declaration of independence (1991).

September

Labor Day – 1st Monday in Sep: Honors American labor movement.
Independence Day (Brazil) – Sep 7: Brazil’s independence (1822).
Colombian “Friendship Day” – 3rd Sat in Sep: Dia del Amor y la Amistad (Colombia).
Chile Independence Day – Sep 18: Chile’s Fiestas Patrias.
Oktoberfest – late Sep–1st weekend in Oct: Munich beer festival.

October

Mid-Autumn Festival – 15th day of 8th lunar month (Sep/Oct): Moon-cake & family reunion.
National Day (China) – Oct 1: Start of China’s Golden Week holiday.
Halloween – Oct 31: Costumes, candy, and “spooky” marketing.
Diwali – Oct/Nov (lunar): Hindu Festival of Lights; date varies.

November

Singles’ Day – Nov 11: China’s major online-shopping event.
Thanksgiving – 4th Thursday in Nov: US harvest-and-gratitude feast.
Black Friday – day after Thanksgiving: Brick-&-mortar mega-sales.
Cyber Monday – Mon after Thanksgiving: Online-only deals.
Small Business Saturday – Sat after Thanksgiving: Promotes local shops.

December

Green Monday – 2nd Monday in Dec: Early online-shopping deadline.
St. Nicholas Day – Dec 6: Northern-European gift-giving tradition.
Jamhuri Day (Kenya) – Dec 12: Kenya’s independence day (1964).
Christmas Eve – Dec 24: Family gatherings ahead of Christmas.
Christmas Day – Dec 25: Celebrates birth of Jesus; global gift-giving.
Boxing Day – Dec 26: Post-Christmas sales (UK, AU, CA).
Super Saturday – Sat before Dec 25: Last-minute Christmas shopping spike.
New Year’s Eve – Dec 31: Countdown and festivities welcoming Jan 1.

Islamic (lunar dates vary)

Eid al-Fitr – 1 Shawwal: Marks end of Ramadan fasting; date shifts ~11 days earlier each year.
Eid al-Adha – 10 Dhu al-Hijjah: “Festival of Sacrifice”; date shifts ~11 days earlier each year.