Happy Liberation Day, Bulgaria! Precisely 143 years prior, the signing of the Treaty of San Stefano set up Bulgaria as a free state. The present Doodle observes Bulgaria’s Liberation Day, a national holiday set up on the 100th anniversary of this historic peace agreement. Depicted in the Doodle artwork of Read more…
Happy Girls’ Day, Japan! The present Doodle honors Girls’ Day, otherwise called Doll’s Day or Hinamatsuri, a yearly festival saw to wish the healthy development and happiness of girls in Japan. The present occasion, which is one of the nation’s five sekku (occasional celebrations), is customarily set apart with the Read more…
Happy birthday, Wangdee Nima! The present Doodle celebrates the life and legacy of Thai musician Wangdee Nima, an performer lovingly known by his stage name Wang Tae. Born on this day in focal Thailand in 1925, Wang Tae inherited an love for music from his folks, both of whom were Read more…
Happy Lantern Festival, Taiwan! The present Doodle honors the annual Taiwanese festival, known as the Lantern Festival, one of the country’s most treasured occasions that falls on the primary full moon of the Lunar New Year. Across Taiwan, Lantern Festival festivities incorporate large number of sparkling paper lamps, each engraved Read more…
Happy National Day, Kuwait! The present Doodle observes Kuwait’s 60th National Day in honor to the day in 1950 when Sheik Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah became Emir of the State of Kuwait. Today is perceived as an opportunity to celebrate the centuries of progress that characterize Kuwait’s rich history. Kuwait was Read more…
Happy Independence Day, Estonia! Barely a century prior, a reading of the Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia announced the nation’s sovereignty to a happy group under the overhang of Pärnu’s Endla Theater. The next day, on February 24, 1918, this declaration of Estonia’s freedom was made official in the Read more…
The present Doodle—represented by American Indian visitor craftsman of Osage, Kaw, Cheyenne River Sioux, and European legacy, Chris Pappan—praises the 145th birthday celebration of essayist, performer, educator, writer, and suffragist Zitkala-Ša, an individual from the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (Ihanktonwan Dakota Oyate or “Individuals of the End Village”). Read more…
Happy birthday, Audre Lorde! In honor of U.S. Black History Month, the present Doodle—illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Monica Ahanonu—celebrates internationally-acclaimed American poet, feminist, professor, and civil rights champion Audre Lorde, a vital figure of the Black and LGBTQ+ social developments of twentieth century. For Lorde, poetry was something Read more…
Lou Hei! The present Doodle observes Yee Sang, a Malaysian raw fish salad traditionally delighted in on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. With chopsticks close by, families toss the ingredients that make up Yee Sang high over the table while they shout “Lou Hei” and wish each Read more…
The present Doodle commends the 125th birthday celebration of Dr. Marie Thomas, one of the first female doctors in Indonesia. Born on this day in 1896 in the Indonesian town of Likupang, Marie Thomas made history as the nation’s first female expert in gynecology and obstetrics. Marie Thomas every now Read more…