Canada Day 2020

Google Dooles 01.07.2020 07:00  Date: July 1, 2020 O Canada! Today’s Doodle celebrates Canada Day, a national holiday to commemorate the birth of the country. On this day in 1867, the British North America Act, or Constitution Act, united the three British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a self-governing confederation called the Dominion of Canada. The holiday was first created in 1879 as Dominion Day, and it grew in popularity over the following century. With the Canada Act of 1982, the country gained complete independence from Britain, and the observance was officially renamed Canada Day . As many observe this annual holiday from the comfort of their homes, the Doodle artwork features a colorful series of row houses representing an iconic Canadian architectural style characteristic of the nation's Atlantic region. On the north-eastern edge of the Avalon Peninsula, charming row houses fill the hills and alleyways of St. John’s, one of North America’s oldest cities. Despite the region’s famously foggy weather, these one-of-a-kind houses ensure that every day is a bright one! Here’s to Canada’s colorful history and heritage. Happy Canada Day! Below, early concepts and Doodle art by Location: Tags: , , , ,