Holidays and Observances

At yesterday’s networking meeting with Her Way of Networking, we talked about communicating with our audience.  One of the ideas was using monthly holidays or observances and working them into our marketing plan in creative ways.  So I sat down last night and did a google search for ‘January holidays 2013’.  I came across several pages and read through a few.  Reading through the lists and lists of holidays and observances had me laughing & laughing.  Some were well-known, regular holidays, but MANY were not.  Many I had never even heard of , some didn’t even make sense and some I’m glad I know of now.

I’m not quite sure how I’m going to implement this strategy and work any of the holidays and/or observances into my marketing plan, but I thought I’d start out by sharing them with you.  Hey- I’m communicating with my audience, right?  😉  We can have a laugh together!  And I feel better knowing I’m making you aware of some things you may not have known you should be doing! lol

Each month, I plan on writing a blog post to share that month’s holidays & observances.  Some days I may decide to post the daily holiday/observance on my facebook page, along with a thought/question/opinion to go along with it.  And keep your eye out- some months/weeks/days there may even be a contest or giveaway with it!  🙂
So, without further ado, I present to you January’s bizarre, crazy, silly, unknown, strange, unusual, weird, etc etc Holidays & Observances…

MONTH
National Blood Donor Month
National Hobby Month
Hot Tea Month
National Soup Month
Get Organized Month
International Creativity Month

WEEK
1-4 New Years Resolutions Week
2-8 Someday We’ll Laugh About This Week
2nd wk Letter Writing Week
6-13 National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
11-17 Cuckoo Dancing Week
20-26 Hunt For Happiness Week
21-25 No Name Calling Week
21-25 National Take Back Your Time Week

DAY (I started with today)
16 Appreciate A Dragon Day
16 National Nothing Day
17 Get To Know Your Customer’s Day
17 Ditch New Years Resolutions Day
18 Winnie The Pooh Day
19 National Popcorn Day
21 National Hugging Day
22 Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
24 Compliment Day
24 Belly Laugh Day
25 Opposite Day
26 Spouse’s Day
27 Chocolate Cake Day
28 Fun At Work Day
28 National Kazoo Day
28 Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
31 Backward Day
31 Inspire Your Heart With Art Day