March
14
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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