--- title: Google Doodle Celebrates Scotland's St. Andrew's Day description: The new Google Doodle celebrates Scotland's national day and the feast of St. Andrew canonical: https://time.com/4585694/google-doodle-st-andrews-day/ author: Tekendra Parmar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-30T03:27:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:36.124Z og:title: Google Doodle Celebrates St. Andrew's Day og:description: The Doodle pays homage to Scotland's National Day og:url: https://time.com/4585694/google-doodle-st-andrews-day/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3823cd7a73ac335c/6988b00efb4eacddcf8900c0/st-andrews-day-2016-5751836586803200-3-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=711&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 711 og:image:height: 400 og:image:alt: st-andrews-day-2016-5751836586803200-3-hp2x og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Doodle Celebrates St. Andrew's Day twitter:description: The Doodle pays homage to Scotland's National Day twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3823cd7a73ac335c/6988b00efb4eacddcf8900c0/st-andrews-day-2016-5751836586803200-3-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=711&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Google Doodle Celebrates Scotland's St. Andrew's Day > Sponsored content. 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Although people in Scotland have celebrated St. Andrew as their patron saint for centuries, it wasn’t until 2006 that St. Andrew’s Day was officially declared a public holiday. Traditionally, Scots celebrate the holiday with feasts of [haggis](https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=haggis&oq=haggis&gs%5Fl=serp.3..0i67k1l2j0l8.29956.29956.0.30367.1.1.0.0.0.0.50.50.1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..0.1.49.GXCSDoh50Ek) (savory pudding containing sheep’s heart, liver and lungs), neeps (rutabaga or swede), and tatties (potatoes) alongside parades, dances and festive music. Google’s doodle pays homage to Scotland’s pristine beauty, illustrating the flag as it’s hoisted amid scenes of the country’s famous landmarks: Cuillin Hills, Ben Nevis, Broch of Mousa, Isle of Skye and Loch Lomond. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4585694/google-doodle-st-andrews-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4585694/google-doodle-st-andrews-day/"},"headline":"Google Doodle Celebrates Scotland's St. Andrew's Day","datePublished":"2016-11-30T03:27:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:44:36.124Z","description":"Join Scots in celebrating with a traditional meal of haggis, neeps and tatties","url":"https://time.com/4585694/google-doodle-st-andrews-day/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","Google Doodle","Scotland"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3823cd7a73ac335c/6988b00efb4eacddcf8900c0/st-andrews-day-2016-5751836586803200-3-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tekendra Parmar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tekendra-parmar/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3823cd7a73ac335c/6988b00efb4eacddcf8900c0/st-andrews-day-2016-5751836586803200-3-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"st-andrews-day-2016-5751836586803200-3-hp2x","caption":"","creditText":"Google","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4585694/google-doodle-st-andrews-day/","name":"Google Doodle Celebrates Scotland's St. Andrew's Day"}}]}] ```