Social media is a great way to connect with others, especially if you are a business. Having a strong presence across various social media platforms makes it easy for clients to connect with you, and also provides you with an opportunity to introduce more people to your brand. The keys to strong engagement are authenticity and posting regularly. December is a great month to ramp up your social media efforts because there are so many things to celebrate! In order to make it easy for you to plan and schedule your social media posts next month, here’s a handy list of December social media holidays and hashtags.
December Social Media Holidays with Hashtags
December is packed with holidays, ranging from secular to religious. Identify which events will resonate with your audience and try to include as many as possible! Your followers will enjoy learning about some celebrations they never heard of before, and you also might reach a new audience that will appreciate your acknowledgment of their community. Holidays and events that are commonly celebrated in December include:
December 1
- World AIDS Day #WAD2021
- Rosa Parks Day
- National Eat a Red Apple Day #EatARedAppleDay
- National Day With(out) Art #DayWithoutArt
December 2
- National Fritters Day
- Special Education Day
December 3
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPWD
- National Roof Over Your Head Day
- National Make a Gift Day #MakeaGiftDay
December 4
- National Cookie Day #NationalCookieDay
- International Cheetah Day #InternationalCheetahDay
- National Dice Day #NationalDiceDay #DiceDay
- World Wildlife Conservation Day #WorldWildlifeConservationDay
December 5
- World Soil Day #WorldSoilDay
- Bathtub Party Day #BathtubPartyDay
- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development #InternationalVolunteersDay
- National Repeal Day #RepealDay
December 6
- Microwave Oven Day #MicrowaveOvenDay
- National Miners’ Day #MinersDay
- St. Nicholas Day/Feast of Saint Nicholas #StNicholasDay
- Walt Disney Day #WaltDisneyDay
- Last Day of Hanukkah (2021)
December 7
- International Civil Aviation Day #InternationalCivilAviationDay
- Cotton Candy Day #CottonCandyDay
- Pearl Harbor Day #pearlharborday
December 8
- Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day #PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay
- Brownie Day #BrownieDay
- Rohatsu (Bodhi Day)
December 9
- Christmas Card Day #ChristmasCardDay
- International Anti-Corruption Day#AntiCorruptionDay
- Pastry Day #PastryDay
- World Techno Day
December 10
- Human Rights Day #HumanRightsDay
- Dewey Decimal Day
- International Animal Rights Day #InternationalAnimalRightsDay #AnimalRightsDay
- National Lager Day #LagerDay
- Nobel Prize Day
- National Salesperson Day
December 11
- Christmas Jumper Day
- International Mountain Day #InternationalMountainDay
- International Shareware Day
- UNICEF Birthday
December 12
- Gingerbread House Day #GingerbreadHouseDay
- International Universal Health Coverage Day
- National Poinsettia Day #PoinsettiaDay
- Worldwide Candle Lighting Day
December 13
- Violin Day #ViolinDay
December 14
- Monkey Day #MonkeyDay
- National Bouillabaisse Day
December 15
- Bill of Rights Day #BillOfRightsDay
- Cat Herders Day #CatHerdersDay
- National Cupcake Day
December 16
- Day Of Reconciliation #DayOfReconciliation
- National Chocolate Covered Anything Day #NationalChocolateCoveredAnythingDay
- Posadas Navidenas
December 17
- National Maple Syrup Day #MapleSyrupDay
- Ugly Sweater Day #UglyChristmasSweaterDay #UglySweaterDay
- Underdog Day
- Wright Brothers Day #WrightBrothersDay
December 18
- Arabic Language Day #ArabicLanguageDay
- Free Shipping Day
- International Migrants Day #InternationalMigrantsDay
December 19
- National Hard Candy Day #NationalHardCandyDay
- National Oatmeal Muffin Day
December 20
- International Human Solidarity Day
- National Mudd Day
- National Sangria Day #SangriaDay
December 21
- Crossword Puzzle Day #CrosswordPuzzleDay
- International Dalek Remembrance Day #DalekDay
- National Flashlight Day
- National Humbug Day
- Short Girl Appreciation Day #ShortGirlAppreciationDay
- Winter Solstice #WinterSolstice
December 22
- Forefathers Day
December 23
- Festivus Day #Festivus
- National Pfeffernusse Day
- National Roots Day
December 24
- Christmas Eve #ChristmasEve
- National Egg Nog Day #NationalEggNogDay
December 25
- Christmas Day #Christmas
- National Pumpkin Pie Day #Pumpkin PieDay
December 26
- Kwanzaa
- Boxing Day #boxingday
- Day After Christmas Day
- National Thank You Note Day #ThankYouNoteDay
- National Candy Cane Day #CandyCaneDay
December 27
- National Fruitcake Day #NationalFruitcakeDay
December 28
- Holy Innocents’ Day
- National Chocolate Candy Day
- Pledge of Allegiance Day
December 29
- Tick Tock Day #TickTockDay
December 30
- National Bacon Day #BaconDay
December 31
- New Year’s Eve #NYE #NewYearsEve
- National Champagne Day #NationalChampagneDay
- No Interruptions Day
- Ōmisoka
Whew, that’s quite the list, isn’t it? Choose as many or as few celebrations as fits your needs, and start scheduling those December social media posts! Your followers will be entertained, and you’ll also increase your social media following with engaging content.
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