Sunday 8 May 2016

Mother's Day Google Doodle

All you want to know about Mother's Day Google Doodle:
  1. The doodle showcases two pairs of shoes, one of the mother and other of the child. The little pair of shoes is placed slightly behind the comparatively larger shoes to signify the unbreakable bond between the mother and the child and implies that a child blindly trusts and follows its mother everywhere.
  2. Sophie Diao, creator of the doodle, says that it is a personal memory of her who used to follow her mother around all the time.
  3. She also posted a heart warming message, "As we get older, we forget how heavily we once relied on our mothers and mother-figures. Today's doodle for Mother's Day harkens back to a time in my youth when following Mom around was all I knew. Thanks, Mom, for all the sacrifices, laughs and love."
  4. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the search engine giant's logo on its homepage that is intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people.
  5. Previously Google came up with unique and creative doodles on Sigmund Freud's 160th birthday, Labour Day 2016, 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare, Ravi Shankar's birthday and many more.
  6. Other than Google, Facebook also wished its users with a colourful Mother's Day post today.
  7. Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.
  8. The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia.
  9. In the United States, celebration of Mother's Day began in the early 20th century.
  10. Mother's Day is celebrated in more than 46 countries throughout the world.

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