Nowruz 2024: Google Doodle celebrates Persian New Year | All you need to know

Google Doodle on Tuesday marked ‘International Nowruz Day 2024’, which is a Persian New Year, an ancient Iranian festival celebrated on the vernal equinox, signifying the onset of spring. Nowruz 2024: Monday's Doodle depicted “animal friends gathering in a flower-filled courtyard to ring in the coming of spring under the blossoming tree.” Iranian guest artist Pendar Yousefi created this Doodle. The artist wanted to evoke his “happy childhood memories of Nowruz.” The Doodle on Monday depicted “animal friends gathering in a flower-filled courtyard to ring in the coming of spring under the blossoming tree.” “It’s a lively springtime festival that promotes peace, respect, kinship, and the harmony between life and nature,” according to Google Doodle's explanation of the Persian festival. Here's all you need to know about the Persian New Year • With a history spanning over 3,000 years, Nowruz, the annual festival, finds its earliest roots in ancient Iran, known as Persia.