Apr 15, 2021
Israel Independence Day 2021
This Doodle’s Key Themes
Today’s Doodle celebrates Israel’s Independence Day, known locally as Yom Ha’atzmaut. On this day in 1948, the State of Israel declared its independence.
Annually onYom Haz’Zikaron, many Israelis take the day to celebrate and reflect on their national sovereignty by firing up mangals (charcoal grills). It is tradition to cook local foods like shishlik (kebab skewers stuffed with meat and veggies); a meal which fills the air with a savory aroma as the flames are fanned with a nafnaf (a plastic sheet for starting fires).
Blasts from the ancient shofar, a trumpet made from a ram’s horn, can be heard as Israel’s blue and white flag flies proudly in the sky—as depicted in today’s Doodle artwork. Officially adopted in 1948, the same year as independence, the flag is waved proudly wherever Israeli’s call home.
Happy Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel!
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