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The illustration on today's Google's homepage. Photo: Captured

September 2 marks the historical day President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence to establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Celebrating the national holiday has become an annual event of all Vietnamese people in the past 76 years.

On this special occasion, Vietnam’s red flag with yellow star is hung up as an icon of the nation, Google said. Therefore, its illustration this year features a red flag flying in the blue sky, different from the normally still images on other special days.

During National Day’s celebrations, Vietnamese people often hang flags in front of their houses or spend time with extened family. Even though this year’s holiday is quite different when most family members gather indoor due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the message of national unity is still treasured. Vietnamese people are always united and getting stronger, a Google statement said.

On this day last year, the giant search engine also displayed an idyllic rowboating scene full of traditional Vietnamese symbolism on its Vietnam homepage.

Google's last year illustration on Vietnam National Day. Photo: Captured

The man paddling is depicted wearing an iconic Non La a conical leaf hat that originated thousands of years ago and has since become synonymous with the nation’s culture. Opposite of the man steering the boat, a woman is dressed in the elegant national costume of Vietnam: the Ao Dai which embodies the pride of the Vietnamese people.

The two are encircled by lily pads and lotus flowers, typical flora found throughout Vietnam’s lakes and ponds.

Other doodles to have depicted Vietnamese culture were on banh chung (a traditional sticky rice cake), Khue Van Cac (the pavilion of the Constellation of Literature located inside Vietnam’s first university), the traditional ao dai dress, the Hung Kings Temple Festival (a commemoration of the mythical founders of Vietnam on their death anniversary), and the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO heritage site in central Vietnam, VNE reported.

Google Doodle' illustration to celebrate Vietnam National Day in 2010. Photo: Captured

Google Doodle' illustration to celebrate Vietnam National Day in 2016. Photo: Captured

Google Doodle' illustration to celebrate Vietnam National Day in 2009. Photo: Captured

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