square root day

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Square root day is a humorous holiday celebrated on dates where the day and
the month are both the square root of the last two digits in the current year.[1] For example, the last square root day was March 3, 2009 (3/3/09), and the next square root day will be April 4, 2016 (4/4/16). The final square root day of the century will occur on September 9, 2081. Square root days fall upon the same nine dates each century.

Ron Gordon, a Redwood City, California high school teacher, first created the day for 9/9/81. Gordon is the official public relations person and sends news releases to world media outlets[2]. In addition, his daughter has got in on the act and set up a Facebook page for people to share how they were celebrating the day[3].

One suggested way of celebrating the holiday is by eating square radishes, or other root vegetables cut into shapes with square cross sections.[4]

Full list of holidays 1/1/01 2/2/04 3/3/09 4/4/16 5/5/25 6/6/36 7/7/49 8/8/64 9/9/81

See also Darwin Day Mole Day Pi Day Towel Day

References ^ Wong, Nicole C. (2004-02-02). "A day getting to the root". The Mercury News. http://web.archive.org/web/20040818204722/http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/7854616.htm. Retrieved on 2007-02-20. ^ Hill, Angela (2009-03-02). "Have a rootin' tootin' Square Root Day". Oakland Tribune.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_11821782?source=rss. Retrieved on 2009-03-02. ^ "Math Fans to Celebrate Square Root Day". Yahoo News. 2009-03-02. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_fe_st/odd_square_root_day. Retrieved on 2009-03-02. ^ Musil, Steven (2009-03-02). "Square Root Day revelers to party like it's 3/3/09". cnet news. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10186121-76.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5. Retrieved on 2009-03-02. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_day" Categories: Unofficial observances | Secular holidays Hidden category: Articles with topics of unclear notability from July 2008