Important Dates for the Festive Season: Share Yours!

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The summer is over and the festive season will be here before you know it! But fear not, there is still plenty of time to prepare your business for the busy winter season. 

We’ve compiled this calendar of important dates for Autumn-Winter 2022. 

From updating inventory online and scheduling staff to handle ‘the holiday rush’ and preparing social media content and marketing campaigns to remembering to update your business hours, having a date to focus on can make all the difference. 

The table below includes many holidays, some public and some not public. 

This is not a complete list - but that’s where the Community comes in: let us know - what key dates or deadlines are you working towards for the festive season? Please share yours below. 

🥇 Bonus - Treasure Hunt: Which countries celebrate two different holidays on the exact same date this year? Answers below. Winner will receive...kudos! 

Important dates for Autumn-Winter 2022

Where?	What and When
🇺🇸	Labour Day - Monday, September 5 2022 In the US Labor Day is the first Monday in September. The unofficial last day of summer in the US; many seasonal businesses will close after this date.
🇯🇵	Health and Sports Day - Monday, October 10, 2022 This Japanese holiday (second Monday of October) commemorates the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo and prompts sports and an active lifestyle.
🇨🇦	Canadian Thanksgiving - Monday, October 10  Every year on the second Monday in October Canadians gather for Thanksgiving.
🇯🇵	Labor Day - Wednesday, November 23, 2022 This Japanese holiday originated as a harvest festival and has become a cross between US Labor Day and Thanksgiving holidays.
🇦🇺🇯🇵🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦	Halloween -  Monday, October 31, 2022  In the Republic of Ireland Halloween typically coincides with the October Bank Holiday and often with the end of daylight savings time. 😞
🇺🇸	US Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 24, 2022  Thanksgiving is a Big Deal in the US and people travel thousands of miles to get together with family.
🇦🇺🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦	Christmas Eve -  Saturday, December 24, 2022  Not a public holiday in the US or Canada; a public holiday in many (most) European countries.
🇦🇺🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦	Christmas Day - Sunday December 25, 2022 There are so many ‘fun facts’ about Christmas it’s hard to know where to start! This is a good place: The real reason Father Christmas wears red and white
🇦🇺🇪🇸🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇪	*The day after Christmas Day* - Monday December 26, 2022 Not a public holiday in the US. Referred to in a few different ways around the world: Boxing Day in the UK, Canada and Australia; St. Stephen’s Day in Ireland,’ Sant Esteve in Spain and Deuxième jour de Noël in France.
🇦🇺🇯🇵🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦	New Year’s Day - Sunday, January 1, 2023 Celebrated in a variety of different ways around the world. Typically the last chance to catch a fireworks display for many months!
🇪🇸	Día de Los Reyes (King’s Day) -  Friday, January 6, 2023 This holiday is unique to Spain where it is celebrated in a similar way to Christmas - people gather for a meal and exchange presents.

Looking forward to learning about your festive season. We’d also be interested to hear if you have a different name for any of the holidays listed above!