Vernal Equinox Google doodle welcomes the first day of spring

By Amy Gesenhues

Published: March 20, 2016 at 11:24 am

Google has traded out its logo on many of its home pages in the Northern Hemisphere today with an animated Vernal Equinox doodle to mark the first day of spring.

The Vernal Equinox logo shows a rock garden happy finally to see a tree in bloom, until one rock blows all the pink leaves away. The doodle leads to a search for “vernal equinox” and includes a sharing icon to post on social pages or send via email.

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Google designed a similar logo for the Autumnal Equinox happening below the equator today.

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According to the Google Doodle blog, the autumnal equinox doodle marking the Southern Hemisphere’s first day of fall is only being displayed in Brazil right now.

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Amy Gesenhues

Amy Gesenhues was a senior editor for Third Door Media, covering the latest news and updates for Search Engine Land, MarTech and MarTech Today. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs, SoftwareCEO, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.