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A special occasion recognized by the Google homepage. Google traditionally commemorates the event with some kind of doodle. Sometimes its an actual holiday like Valentines day, Chinese New Year, or Independence day for another country. Sometimes its an obscure reference to someone who died over a century ago.
Man1: Dude, did you know that May 31, 2013 was Julius Richards Petri's 161st birthday?
Man2: I'm sorry. I don't celebrate Google Holidays.
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When two or more holidays or special occasions fall on the same day and Google must choose one to be included in their logo.
A prime example of this was February 14, 2010 when Valentines Day, the Chinese New Year and the Olympics were all happening on the same day.
Bob: Hey Sam, happy valentines day.
Sam: Apparently not, Google chose the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in todays Google Holiday War.
Bob: Saint Valentine would be pissed...
Sam: Not to mention the People's Republic of China.
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