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Dragon Boat Festival: Google doodle celebrates the traditional Chinese holiday

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

Get ready to row with the flow – this doodle celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival. People have been celebrating it on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month for over 2,000 years, hence the nickname “Double Fifth Festivals”. Wherever…

Google doodle celebrates the Portugal National Day

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s doodle celebrates Portugal Day, known in Portuguese as “Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas”. The day is celebrated by Portuguese people all over the world and is dedicated to the legendary poet Luís de Camões. Camões’…

Google doodle celebrates the 158th birthday of Dr. Rita Lobato Velho, the first woman to earn a medical degree in Brazil

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

This doodle celebrates the 158th birthday of Dr. Rita Lobato Velho, the first woman to obtain a medical degree and practice as a physician in Brazil! She was also the second woman to become a physician in all of South…

Google doodle celebrates the Sweden National Day

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s annual Doodle celebrates Sweden’s National Day, or Sveriges Nationaldag. On this day in 1523, Gustaf Erikson Vasa became the country’s first king after leading his people to independence from foreign rule. The day was first declared a national holiday…

Google Doodle celebrates the Chicana activist, feminist, and author ‘Jeanne Córdova’ In honor of Pride Month

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

In honor of Pride Month, the graffiti pays tribute to Jeanne Córdova, a Chicana activist, feminist, author, and leader in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. On this day in 2012, Córdova received the prestigious Lambda Literary Award for her memoir, When…

Google doodle celebrates the Denmark Constitution Day

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle celebrates Denmark Constitution Day, or Grundrofsdag. This holiday commemorates the signing of the Danish Constitution and its four amendments, which took place around June 5th. On this day in 1849, the original Constitution was adopted, marking the beginning…

Top 5 Beaches in South Carolina for a Peaceful Weekend

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

The Palmetto State is a popular destination for Americans looking to fulfill all their family vacation needs without spending too much. Aside from the great attractions in the city center, it’s the coast that sees the most out-of-town traffic. With…

Google doodle honors the Brazilian singer and actress ‘Bibi Ferreira’

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

This doodle celebrates Brazilian icon Bibi Ferreira. Whether she sang in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish, her voice reached the hearts of millions around the world. Ferreira was born on this day in 1922 into an artistic family in Rio…

Google doodle celebrates the Croatia’s Statehood Day

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle celebrates Croatia’s Statehood Day, known locally as Dan Drjavnosti. On this day in 1990, Croatia established its first democratically elected parliament, taking a crucial step towards independence. To mark the 33rd Statehood Day, the president, prime minister and…

Double Cicada Brood 2024: Google Doodle Celebrates the “Cicada-Geddon” Event

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

This Doodle honors “cicada-geddon,” the event on which two cicadas broods, XIII and XIX, will begin to emerge from the soil. It is both unusual and uncommon to observe this kind of thing. These two broods haven’t been seen together…