Commonwealth
Day
Commonwealth
Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth
of Nations held on the second Monday in
March, and marked by a multi-faith service
in Westminster Abbey, normally attended
by HM Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth,
with the Commonwealth Secretary-General
and Commonwealth High Commissioners in
London. The Queen delivers an address
to the Commonwealth, broadcast throughout
the world. Also, in the year before the
quadrennial Commonwealth Games, the Queen
starts the Queen's Baton Relay on Commonwealth
Day at Buckingham Palace, handing the
baton to the first relay runner to start
a journey that will end at the Opening
Ceremony of the upcoming Games.
International
Day of Action for Rivers
Pi
Day
Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating
the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day
is observed on March 14 (or 3/14 in the
month/day date format), since 3, 1, and
4 are the first three significant digits
of π in decimal form. In 2009, the United
States House of Representatives supported
the designation of Pi Day.
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