Google International Holidays 2008

Mexico's Doodle 4 Google Competition winner, Mexico - December 16, 2008

Bye Shinkansen O, Japan - December 13, 2008

Saint-Nicolas, the Netherlands - December 5, 2008

Independence Day, United Arab Emirates - December 2, 2008

St. Andrew's Day, U.K. - November 30, 2008

Day of Scientific Culture, Portugal - November 24, 2008

Teacher's Day, Turkey - November 24, 2008

Independence Day, Morocco - November 18, 2008

Children's Day, India - November 14, 2008

Independence Day, Poland - November 11, 2008

Sweden's Doodle 4 Google Competition winner, Sweden - November 4, 2008

The Tale of Genji, Japan - November 1, 2008

Dia de los Muertos, Mexico - November 1, 2008

Anniversary of the birth of Ludovit Stur, Slovakia - October 29, 2008

Republic Day, Turkey - October 29, 2008

Happy Diwali, India - October 27, 2008

50th Anniversary of the Delta Plan, the Netherlands - October 22, 2008

The Anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, Australia - October 20, 2008

The Day of Trees, Czech Republic - October 20, 2008

Queen Elizabeth visits Google today - October 16, 2008

Vote Today, Canada - October 14, 2008

Thanksgiving Day, Canada - October 13, 2008

Hangul Proclamation Day, Korea - October 9, 2008

Fifth Republic, France - October 4, 2008

German National Day, Germany - October 3, 2008

UK's Doodle 4 Google Competition winner, United Kingdom - October 1, 2008

Mevlana, Turkey - September 30, 2008

Anniversary of the birth of Miguel de Cervantes, Spain - September 29, 2008

Heritage Day, South Africa - September 23, 2008

Independence Day, Bulgaria - September 22, 2008

Independence Day, Belize - September 21, 2008

Independence Day, Chile - September 18, 2008

Independence Day, Mexico - September 16, 2008

Respect for the Aged Day, Japan - September 15, 2008

Independence Day, Honduras - September 15, 2008

Independence Day, Costa Rica - September 15, 2008

Independence Day, El Salvador - September 15, 2008

Independence Day, Guatemala - September 15, 2008

Independence Day, Nicaragua - September 15, 2008

Thanksgiving Day, Korea - September 14 2008

Feast of the Moon, Vietnam - September 14, 2008

Feast of the Moon, China - September 14, 2008

Independence Day, Brazil - September 7, 2008

Teacher's Day, India - September 5, 2008

Anniversary of the birth of Richard Bowyer Smith, Australia - September 2, 2008

Knowledge Day, Ukraine, Russia - September 1, 2008 (This logo was displayed on Google France as well - September 2, 2008.)

Tribute to Finos Film, Greece - September 1, 2008

La Tomatina Festival, Spain - August 27, 2008

Independence Day, Uruguay - August 25, 2008

Liberation Day, Korea - August 15, 2008

Independence Day, India - August 15, 2008

The Birthday of Joachim Ringelnatz, Germany - August 7, 2008

Independence Day, Peru - July 28, 2008

Independence Day, Belgium - July 21, 2008

Independence Day, Colombia - July 20, 2008

Bastille Day, France - July 14, 2008

Argentina's National Holiday, Argentina - July 9, 2008

The Birthday of painter Kaii Higashiyama, Japan - July 8, 2008

Turkish comic character, Nasreddin Hoca, Turkey - July 8, 2008

Day of the Lithuanian State, Lithuania - July 6, 2008

National Day of Venezuela, Venezuela - July 5, 2008

Tour de France, France - July 5, 2008

Israel's Doodle 4 Google Competition winner, Israel - June 30, 2008

European Football ("Soccer") Championship Winner, Spain - June 30, 2008

Doodle4Google European Football ("Soccer") Championship Competition winner, multiple - June 30, 2008

Marking the 100th Year of the first Japanese Immigrants to arrive in Brazil, Brazil - June 18, 2008

The Birthday of writer Yasunari Kawabata, Japan - June 14, 2008

Dragon Boat Festival, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong - June 8, 2008

Charles Rennie Mackintosh, United Kingdom - June 7, 2008

European Football ("Soccer") Championships - several countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey - June 7, 2008

Swedish National Day, Sweden - June 6, 2008

Italian National Day, Italy - June 2, 2008

Feast Day, Poland and Czech Republic - June 1, 2008

100th Anniversary - Helene Boucher, France - May 23, 2008

Norwegian Day, Norway - May 17, 2008

Anniversary of the First Film Projection, Spain - May 15, 2008

Florence Nightingale's Birthday, UK - May 12, 2008

60th Anniversary, Israel - May 8, 2008

Children's Day, Japan - May 5, 2008

Queen's Day, Netherlands - April 30, 2008

Anzac Day, Australia and New Zealand - April 25, 2008

Girls Day, Germany - April 24, 2008

International Children's Festival (Doodle4Google Turkish competition winner), Turkey - April 23, 2008

St. George's Day, UK - April 23, 2008

50th Anniversary of Expo 58 and the Atomium, Belgium - April 17, 2008

Recognizing the birth of inventor Antonio Meucci, Italy - April 13, 2008

Songkran Festival, Thailand - April 13, 2008

Recognizing the Birth of Astroboy, Japan - April 7, 2008

Celebrating the invention of the parametron by Dr. Eiichi Goto at the University of Tokyo in 1954, Japan - March 25, 2008

Bela Bartok, Hungry - March 25, 2008

Mother's Day, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, and United Arab Emirates - March 21, 2008

Persian New Year, Persian Language Page - March 20, 2008

Valencian Holiday - Falles, Spain - March 19, 2008

Martenitsa, Moldova, Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria - March 1, 2008

Liberation Day, South Korea - March 1, 2008

St. David's Day, the U.K. - March 1, 2008

Chinese New Year, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan - February 6, 2008

Carnaval, Brazil - February 2, 2008

Australia Day, Australia - January 26, 2008

(logo was made by the winner of the Doodle4Google competition)