Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14). In mathematics, Pi represents a constant – the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter – approximately 3.14159. it has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits beyond its decimal point.
This event was organized by physicist Larry Shaw. This first celebration featured participants marching around a large circle and consuming fruit pies. Over the years, the PI Day celebrations have become a little more complex and usually involve more activities. This day received some much-needed respect when the U.S. House of Representatives passed HRES 224 on March 12, 2009, recognizing March 14th as PI Day.
PI Day celebrations usually center around the dessert pie – not only because PI and pie are homophones in English but also because pie is round and is therefore related to PI. PI Day celebrations can include this element into their parties in several ways. They can not only serve pie but also have pie eating contest, pie fights or even pie drops – an activity in which people drop pies from the top of a building to see who gets the biggest splatter. The inclusion of pie at a PI Day party doesn’t have to mean just sweet dessert pies, however. Some celebrations feature savory pies such as chicken pot pies, shepherd’s pies or some other form of savory meat pie.
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