New Delhi: They've kept it fairly simple and straightforward this year, how love should be, as Google marks Valentine's Day on February 14 with its artwork doodle.
Made in bright primary colours, a heart replaces the first "O" of the Google logo in the doodle inspired by an artwork 'LOVE' by American artist Robert Indiana.
It consists of the letters 'LO' (with the O canted sideways) placed over the letters 'VE'. The image was originally designed as a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964, and first exhibited as a sculpture in New York City in 1970. The 'LOVE' design has been reproduced in a variety of formats, including as a US postage stamp.
This year, the doodle has all the letters of Google unlike two previous February 14 doodles, in which the artists dropped the letter "L" from the name.
Valentine's Day is celebrated around the world in various forms to mark the celebration of romantic love exploited by flower and chocolate firms in a mushy cheese-fest.
In Thailand couples kicked off a marathon kissing record while British health experts warned against a serious 'love bug' could render lovers sterile.
But Valentine's Day originally is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted.
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