March might seem like it is not home to many holidays but it in fact holds one of the greatest holidays ever – Pi Day. And no, not Pie day, which is on the 28th of January; it’s Pi Day, and it’s celebrated today, on March 14.

Pi Day is a celebration of one of the greatest discoveries in all of math, the concept of pi.

In math classes you have probably learned about pi – you know that 3.14 number that goes on and on and on forever. But why is this number so important? Well, pi represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference over a circle’s diameter. This ratio helps with all sorts of calculations, and modern math would be impossible without it. Pi is also essential in modern day construction. Buildings like skyscrapers would not be possible without pi.

Greek philosopher Archimedes is credited with being the first person to discover that this ratio would be the same for any circle of any size. He created an equation that would find pi in any circle. Pi would then adopt this symbol, π, in 1706 when British mathematician William Jones came up with the idea of using the Greek symbol to represent the number.

Because of pi’s great history and mathematical importance, in 1988, the first Pi Day celebration took place. It was organized by Larry Shaw. This celebration included a circular parade at the San Francisco Exploratorium and included many fruit pies. Then, in 2009, Pi Day day was officially recognized as a US holiday and people all over the U.S. celebrated Pi Day.

If you want to learn more about Pi Day go to its website here. The best ways to celebrate the holiday are to 1: Eat pie. It doesn’t matter what kind of pie you eat, all eaten pie is a form of celebrating.
2: Sing the The Pi Song. This song is a great way to learn the first hundred digits of pi.
3: If you’re craving more pi, trying to learn as many digits as you can is a great way to spend your Pi Day.

If there’s one thing that people love, it’s pi.