

Google commemorates the Adobo on this day, March 15, in celebration of its induction to the Oxford English Dictionary 16 years ago, in 2007. Read Also: Google Doodle Now Allows You to Create Your Own Game in Honor of Jerry Lawson Oxford Dictionary Adds 'Adobo' to its List of Words So I tried to capture that simple childhood joy of leaning in and savoring the kind of food that makes home feel like home.


It was so bright and nostalgic, and instantly filled my apartment with that familiar feeling: this is exactly how things are supposed to be. It's not only Arab countries that celebrate Mother's Day on March 21, as several other African nations do, too, including Djibouti, Comoros and Mauritania."I ordered some southern-style chicken adobo from a local restaurant to stir up some memories while working on the art for this Doodle, and the first thing that hit me was the smell. Last year, there was an interactive doodle and digital card-maker for the region. Information on the illustrator is not being shared, but the Google reach is, with a map showing it's visible across the region, from Morocco to Oman. They hold hands, read braille, wash under a tap and tend to a plant. The doodle shows a rotating series of illustrations of a child and mother's hands in pastel and earthen hues. The holiday was officially introduced in Egypt in 1956 by journalist Mustafa Amin, who chose the first day of spring as the annual day of celebration. In the Mena region, it's on March 21 to coincide with the spring equinox, which falls on March 19, 20 or 21 each year. While there are days to honour mums throughout the world, there are different dates for various regions. Countries across the Arab world are being presented with a special Google Doodle today to mark Mother's Day in the region.
