Google comes up with a new special animated doodle to welcome New Year’s Day 2026, focusing on lifestyle. The animated illustration, which is displayed on the homepage of the search engine giant, features an orange notebook marked “2026” with a pen and a cup of coffee, doubles and skipping ropes, a ball of wool with knitting needles and a bowl of healthy salad.
Each animated symbol focused on health, self-improvement, planning and healthy eating. Clicking on Google Doodle will take the user to an overview page explaining the significance of the first day of the year (January 1) and how it is observed across the world in different cultures.
About the New Year’s Day 2026 Doodle
Google, in its doodles page, said today is a universal pause button and one has a chance to reflect and reset, meaning reset the faults and wrongdoings. “Whether you’re drafting big goals or just savouring the quiet, wishing a happy and bright start to the year ahead. Welcome to 2026.”
Google Doodles are known for celebrating festivals, events, historians, history, personalities and today New Year 2026 continues to be one of these. The celebration the first day of the Year 2026 marks the beginning of the new Gregorian calendar. It's a time for fresh starts, resolutions, and spending time with loved ones. People around the world welcome the new year with fireworks, parties, and traditions unique to their culture.
According to Google, the New Year observance on every 1st January was started in ancient Rome, when the Julian calendar formally established it as the beginning of the year. Over time, this system widely spread and influenced the world.