Nowruz 2024: Google Celebrates Persian New Year With Colourful Doodle
Nowruz 2024 Google Doodle: Google on Tuesday celebrates the Persian New Year or Iranian New Year called Nowruz with a colourful doodle. The doodle highlights the importance of the ancient holiday that marks the beginning of spring. This year, the Nowruz doodle represents a springtime festival that promotes peace, respect, kinship, and harmony between life and nature.
The festival, which is based on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar on the spring equinox, has its roots in the Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism, however, it has been celebrated by diverse communities for over 3,000 years.
About Nowruz 2024
Nowruz is acknowledged as an international holiday by the United Nations, given its widespread celebration across regions including the Middle East, the South Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin, and various parts of Asia. The festival promotes values of peace, solidarity between generations and within families, reconciliation, and neighborliness. In doing so, it fosters cultural diversity, friendship among peoples, and harmony among different communities, as highlighted on the United Nations festival page.
As the spring equinox, Nowruz marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere which takes place as soon as the Sun crosses the celestial equator.
As per Etymology¨C the study of the origin of words and how their semantic meaning has evolved across time ¨C the word Nowruz is a combination of the Persian words ¡®now¡¯ meaning ¡®new¡¯ and ¡®ruz¡¯ meaning ¡®day¡¯. Google further highlighted how the festival gives people a time to reflect on the past and set goals for the future.
About the Nowruz 2024 Doodle
Nowruz 2024 Google Doodle, illustrated by guest artist Pendar Yousefi, celebrates Nowruz 2024, the new year festival. It's a vibrant springtime celebration that symbolises peace, respect, kinship, and harmony between life and nature. Over 300 million people worldwide gather on this day each year to celebrate the season of renewal.
About the Nowruz 2024 Doodle Artist
This Nowruz Doodle was created by Iranian guest artist Pendar Yousefi. Here, he shares his thoughts behind the making of this Persian New Year Doodle:
Q: What was your creative process for this Doodle artwork? (ie. research, artistic style or medium)
My creative process for this Doodle artwork was deeply influenced by my personal experience of celebrating Nowruz throughout my life. Initially, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work on such a meaningful project. However, as I delved deeper into the diverse traditions of Nowruz across various communities, I realized the challenge of capturing them all in one artwork. Thus, extensive research became a crucial part of my process, allowing me to understand the customs and artistic traditions associated with Nowruz.
I chose to anchor the Doodle around the visual language of illuminated manuscripts, which are an integral part of the artistic heritage in regions that celebrate Nowruz. This decision provided a cohesive theme that could represent the cultural richness of Nowruz. Additionally, I aimed to give a fresh and modern interpretation to the unique geometries and patterns found in illuminated manuscripts, ensuring that the essence of these traditions was preserved while offering a contemporary perspective. Lastly, I paid close attention to the letterforms, ensuring they remained prominent amidst the intricate artwork.
Q: Did you draw inspiration from anything in particular for this Doodle? Are there specific elements of the artwork that have symbolic meaning?
In creating the Nowruz Doodle scene, I drew inspiration from my own cherished childhood memories of Nowruz, which evoke feelings of joy, togetherness, and hope. These emotions are portrayed through the gathering of animal friends in a flower-filled courtyard, welcoming the arrival of spring beneath a blossoming tree. Even amidst challenging times, the spirit of Nowruz, symbolising renewal and the promise of a new day, shines brightly as a beacon of hope. I can almost hear the festive songs played on ancient instruments, serving as a reminder of resilience and the enduring strength of tradition.
About Google Doodle
The very first Doodle was published way back in 1998 and was a bit of a joke from Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to remind Googlers they would be out of the office for Burning Man.
The first animated doodle premiered on Halloween 2000. In 2009, Google created the first same-day Doodle when water was discovered on the moon.
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