May 10, 2015 :: Google Celebrates Mother’s Day With a series of Animated Doodle
The second ‘O’ of the word, Google is in the form of an animation, it starts by showing a child running towards his mom with a sunflower. He then gives her a tight hug, the mother then holds the child in her arms and gives him a peck on his forehead.
In the next series the animation shows a duck which takes her duckling into her flap — as a show of affection, it further turns into a cub crying out to its mother who immediately comes and grabs the cub. It then turns into a mother rabbit on whom her four kids jump and they all play in a joyous way.
Mother’s Day is a modern celebration honoring one’s own mother, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father’s Day and Siblings Day.
The celebration of Mother’s Day began in the United States in the early 20th century; it is not related to the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration (originally a celebration of the mother church, not motherhood). Despite this, in some countries Mother’s Day has become synonymous with these older traditions.
