
Here, local craftsmen are given credit for hand-crafting the gnomes as we know them-with shaggy beards and pointy hats. The common garden gnome originated in 19th-century Germany from the mining area of Thuringia. Gnome figures first appeared in 13th-century Anatolia and re-emerged in 16th-century Italy. Today’s Doodle - just in time for Garden Day in Germany - celebrates these tiny statues for their big role in German history. Look amongst the greenery of Germany’s lush gardens and you might spot a red-capped gartenzwerg, or garden gnome. If you do not see the Doodle on your Google home page, you can play with it over here. These Doodles tend to waste a ton of productivity time in offices, so I was hoping it would not have been up today, in addition to yesterday but it is. Today on Google's home page, it was also up yesterday, so this is a rare two-day running Google Doodle, is a special interactive Google Doodle, logo, for Germany's Garden Day, Celebrating Garden Gnomes.
