Doha: Google joins Qatar in its National Day celebrations with a doodle of the Qatar's flag featured on its homepage on Friday (December 18).
The doodle shows a gif of Qatar flag against the background of a blue sky. It wrote on its doodle page, "Today’s Doodle celebrates Qatar’s National Day, an annual public holiday that commemorates the Arab nation’s freedom and unification."
Google further goes on to explain, "illustrated in the Doodle artwork is Qatar’s maroon and white national flag, which was formally adopted in 1971, the year the country declared its independence. The maroon color–today called “Qatar maroon”–is believed to date back centuries to the Bronze Age, when early settlers utilized local shellfish to create purple-red dye. The distinctive colorant became a popular export and was used in royal garments. This color has come to hold great importance to Qatar’s national identity and today serves as a symbol of the country’s cultural heritage and history."
The 18th of December is a special day – a day of unity for the people of Qatar.
