Canada Day (Canada)Ĭanada Day is Canada’s national day, often referred to as "Canada’s Birthday". Swiss National Day celebrates the creation of the Federal Charter of Switzerland in early August of 1291. Earth Day (Global)Įarth Day is an international celebration to raise environmental awareness that takes place in more than 175 countries each year. The Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year) is the most important traditional Chinese holiday and celebrates the new year based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Shichi-Go-San is a traditional rite of passage and festival in Japan for three and seven-year-old girls and three and five-year-old boys. This Doodle was created to celebrate the U.S. Olympic Summer Games in Sydney – Kayaking (Global) Bastille Day (France)īastille Day is a holiday celebrating the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille. Olympic Summer Games in Sydney – Soccer (Global)Ī number of Doodles were created for the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. This was the first officialGoogle Doodle and told the story of an alien intrigue. 2000 Groundhog Day (US) Father’s Day (Global) Series From the First Week of May 1999 Season’s Greetings (Global) ‘Uncle Sam’ Search (US) This was the first-ever Google Doodle and was created to indicate the Google founders’ attendance at the Burning Man Festival. Have a favorite that isn’t on this list? Share it in the comments! 1998 Burning Man Below are some of the best hand-pickedGoogle Doodles from the past 12+ years we loved! But starting in 2008, Google has been using more and more Doodles, often with cryptic meanings that take a bit of research to unearth the meaning behind them. In the first ten years of Google Doodles (from 1998-2007), there were usually only a handful or maybe a dozen Doodles each year, usually for major events or holidays (like New Year’s Dayor the Olympics). For 12 years now, Google has been creating these logos, honoring everything from global holidays like Earth Dayto the birthdays of historically significant people (like Albert Einstein) and even to the birthdays of fictional characters like Paddington Bear. We’re all familiar with Google Doodles – the customized logos that appear on the search engine’s home page to commemorate special dates or events.
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