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National Day of Romania
Google Romania logo - National Day of Romania
Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared on December 1 [O.S. November 18] 1918 by the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia.
The national holiday of Romania, the Great Union Day (also called Unification Day[1]) occurring on December 1, commemorates this event. The holiday was set after the 1989 Romanian Revolution, and marks the unification not only of Transylvania, but also of the provinces of Banat, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom, in 1918, the Union of Transylvania with Romania being the last event, sealing the unification of the country.
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Poll - Logo of November
Google globally released 31 logos includes 12 Sesame Street logos series in November. Now, it is time for you to vote for your favorite logo in November. The logos can be reviewed at http://google-logo-museum.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html
St. Andrew's Day
Google UK logo - St. Andrew's Day
St. Andrew's Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew. It is celebrated on 30 November.
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day is Scotland's official national day . In 2006, the Scottish Parliament designated St. Andrew's Day as an official bank holiday. Although most commonly associated with Scotland, Saint Andrew is also the patron saint of Greece, Romania, and Russia.
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Independence Day of Panama
Google Panama Logo - Independence Day
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is the southernmost country of both Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City. Independent from Spain 28 November 1821.
Happy Thanksgiving
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Happy Thanksgiving
Google USA logo - Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, is an annual federal holiday in the United States. It was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God, but it is now considered a secular holiday.
Most people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a holiday feast. Though the holiday’s origins can be traced to harvest festivals which have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient times, the American holiday has religious undertones[citation needed] related to the deliverance of the English settlers by Native Americans after the harsh winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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50th Anniversary of Sandmännchen
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50 years Sandman
Google German Logo - 50 years Sandman
Unser Sandmännchen, Das Sandmännchen, Abendgruß, Sandmann, Sandmännchen (Little Sandman) is a German children's bedtime television programme using stop motion animation. The puppet was based on the Ole Lukøje character by Hans Christian Andersen.
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National Teacher's Day
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Father Frost's Birthday
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The "in-person" gifts usually occur at organized celebrations at kindergartens, schools, circus performances around New Year time where the gifts can be "standardized." Various agencies provide Ded Moroz visits to families and offices. In such cases specific gifts can be chosen for particular members at the parties. The clandestine operations of placing the gifts under the New Year tree still occur when a Ded Moroz visit is not arranged for some reason.
Ded Moroz is commonly accompanied by Snegurochka (Russian: Снегурочка), or 'Snow Maiden,' his granddaughter. She is a unique attribute of the image of Father Frost – none of his foreign colleagues has a similar companion.
The traditional appearance of Ded Moroz has a resemblance to that of Santa Claus, with his coat, boots and long white beard. Specifically, Ded Moroz wears a heel-long fur coat, a semi-round fur hat, and white valenki or high boots (sapogi), silver or red with silver ornament. Unlike Santa Claus, he walks with a long magical staff, does not say "Ho, ho, ho," and drives no reindeer but a troika or just walks.
The official residence of Ded Moroz in Russia is the town of Veliky Ustyug. The residence of the Belarusian Ded Moroz (Dzied Maroz in Belarusian) is in Belavezhskaya Pushcha. [Read more on Wikipedia]
Father Frost Дед Мороз
Google Russia Logo - Father Frost Дед Мороз
In the culture of the Slavs the traditional character Ded Moroz (Russian: Дед Мороз) plays a role similar to that of Santa Claus. The literal translation of the name would be Grandfather Frost. However, English-speakers traditionally translate his name as the alliterative Father Frost.
Ded Moroz brings presents to children. However, unlike the secretive ways of Santa Claus, he often brings them in person, at the celebrations of the New Year, at New Year parties for kids by the New Year Tree. The "in-person" gifts only occur at big organized celebrations, where the gifts can be "standardized." The clandestine operations of placing the gifts under the New Year tree still occur while the children are young. Ded Moroz is accompanied by Snegurochka (Russian: Снегурочка), or 'Snow Maiden,' his granddaughter. She is a unique attribute of the image of Father Frost – none of his foreign colleagues has a similar companion.
The traditional appearance of Ded Moroz has a close resemblance to that of Santa Claus, with his coat, boots and long white beard. Specifically, Ded Moroz wears a heel-long fur coat, a semi-round fur hat, and white valenki or high boots (sapogi), silver or red with silver ornament. Unlike Santa Claus, he walks with a long magical staff, does not say "Ho, ho, ho," and drives no reindeer but a troika.
The official residence of Ded Moroz in Russia is the town of Veliky Ustyug. The residence of the Belarusian Dzied Maroz is in Belavezhskaya Pushcha.
Isamu Noguchi's Birthday
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Among his furniture work was his collaboration with the Herman Miller company in 1948 when he joined with George Nelson, Paul László and Charles Eames to produce a catalog containing what is often considered to be the most influential body of modern furniture. His work lives on around the world and at the Noguchi Museum in New York City. [Read more on Wikipedia]
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Isamu Noguchi’s Birthday
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Isamu Noguchi (November 17, 1904 – December 30, 1988) was a prominent Japanese American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known for his sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces, some of which are still manufactured and sold.
Among his furniture work was his collaboration with the Herman Miller company in 1948 when he joined with George Nelson, Paul László and Charles Eames to produce a catalog containing what is often considered to be the most influential body of modern furniture. His work lives on around the world and at the The Noguchi Museum in New York City.
イサム・ノグチ（Isamu Noguchi、日本名：野口 勇、1904年11月17日 - 1988年12月30日）はアメリカ合衆国ロサンゼルス生まれの彫刻家、画家、インテリアデザイナー、造園家・作庭家、舞台芸術家。日系アメリカ人である。
父は愛知県生まれの日本の詩人で慶應義塾大学教授の野口米次郎、母はアメリカの作家で教師のレオニ・ギルモア（Leonie Gilmour）。
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Doodle 4 Google India: 'My India'
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Discovery of Water on the Moon
Google logo - Discovery of Water on the Moon
A "significant amount" of frozen water has been found on the moon, the US space agency said Friday heralding a giant leap forward in space exploration and boosting hopes of a permanent lunar base.
Preliminary data from a dramatic experiment on the moon "indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater," NASA said in a statement.
Veterans Day
Google USA logo - Veterans Day
Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. A federal holiday, it is usually observed on November 11. However, if it occurs on a Sunday then the following Monday is designated for holiday leave, and if it occurs Saturday then either Saturday or Friday may be so designated. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)
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Remembrance Day - UK
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Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice). The day was specifically dedicated by King George V, on 7 November 1919, to the observance of members of the armed forces who were killed during war; this was possibly done upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey to Wellesley Tudor Pole, who established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917
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Poland Independence Day
Google Poland Logo - Independence Day
National Independence Day (Polish: Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) is a public holiday in Poland celebrated every year on 11 November to commemorate the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 after 123 years of partitions by Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia.
The foundation of the Second Polish Republic is considered a key event by many Poles.
Narodowe Święto Niepodległości – polskie święto narodowe, obchodzone co roku 11 listopada, na pamiątkę odzyskania przez Polskę niepodległości w 1918 roku po 123 latach rozbiorów dokonanych przez Austrię, Prusy i Rosję. Święto państwowe ustanowione w ostatnich latach II RP, przywrócone w 1989 r. Jest to dzień wolny od pracy.
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20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Google Germany Logo - 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a concrete barrier erected by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (East Germany) that completely encircled the city of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, including East Berlin. The Wall included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses.
The separate and much longer inner German Border (the IGB) demarcated the border between East and West Germany. Both borders came to symbolize the Iron Curtain between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc.
Prior to the Wall's erection, 3.5 million East Germans had avoided Eastern Bloc emigration restrictions and escaped into West Germany, many over the border between East and West Berlin. During its existence from 1961 to 1989, the Wall stopped almost all such emigration and separated the GDR from West Berlin for more than a quarter of a century. After its erection, around 5,000 people attempted to escape over the wall, with estimates of the resulting death toll varying between around 100 and 200.
During a revolutionary wave sweeping across the Eastern Bloc, the East German government announced on November 9, 1989, after several weeks of civil unrest, that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Crowds of East Germans climbed onto and crossed the wall, joined by West Germans on the other side in a celebratory atmosphere. Over the next few weeks, parts of the wall were chipped away by a euphoric public and by souvenir hunters; industrial equipment was later used to remove almost all of the rest. The fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for German reunification, which was formally concluded on October 3, 1990.
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40th Anniversary of Sesame Street
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| Abelardo Montoya - (Mexico) Source: http://www.google.com/logos/abelardo_montoya-hp.gif |
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| Kami - (South Africa) Source: http://www.google.com/logos/kami-hp.gif |
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| Ieniemienie - (Netherlands, Belgium) Source: http://www.google.com/logos/ieniemienie-hp.gif |
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| Boombah and Chamki - (India) Source: http://www.google.com/logos/boombah_chamki-hp.gif |
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| Big Bird - Source: http://www.google.com/logos/bigbird-hp.gif |
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| Abigail - (Israel) Source: http://www.google.com/logos/abigail-hp.gif |
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| Cookie Monster - Source: http://www.google.com/logos/cookie_monster-hp.gif |
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| Bert and Ernie - Source: http://www.google.com/logos/bert_ernie-hp.gif |
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| Oscar - Source: http://www.google.com/logos/oscar-hp.gif |
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| Elmo - Source: http://www.google.com/logos/elmo-hp.gif |
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The show was originally taped at Teletape Studios until 1992, when Reeves Entertainment went bankrupt. Since its 24th season, the show has been taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios. [Read more on Wikipedia]
20th Anniversary of the Wallace and Gromit Characters
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