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National Yellow Pig Day is celebrated on July 17 every year in the USA.
The motive behind celebrating the National Yellow Pig Day is to honor and celebrate the number 17. It is celebrated by individuals who want to honor the unique attributes of the number 17 and its mathematical significance.
National Yellow Pig Day was first started in the early '60s.
David Kelly and Michael Spivak first started National Yellow Pig Day.
In the '60s, two mathematicians, Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly created Yellow Pig Day. They were mathematics students at Princeton University. It is assumed that them researching interesting features of the number 17 led to the inception of the day. However, the reason for the naming of the day is not apparent. They mentioned their yellow pig, which they created as a mascot for the holiday, has 17 toes, teeth, and eyelashes and has been connected with the number 17 ever since. Michael Spivak is the mastermind behind the 'yellow pig,' which he subtly positioned throughout his series of math books, and David C. Kelly still delivers a lecture on the digit 17 every year at Princeton University.
Math students celebrate National Yellow Pig Day by wearing t-shirts with yellow pigs printed on them. They also decorate schools with handmade origami yellow pigs. People invite friends and family to celebrate and honor mathematics and acknowledge it with the rest of the world via social media on the day using #YellowPigDay in their posts.
You can celebrate National Yellow Pig Day by singing yellow pig day carols. You could exchange gifts and cut a theme cake. You can also do and learn math on this day. Besides these, you can play mathematical games like Sudoku to exercise your brain. You can even try gathering information and facts about this day and the contributions of its founders and share them online using the hashtag #NationalYellowPigDay.
The day was started by David Kelly and Michael Spivak.
The day celebrates the unique attributes of the number 17 in mathematics.
The day is celebrated by singing theme-based yellow pig carols and cake cutting.
The day is celebrated to honor the importance of the number 17 in mathematics.
The day was founded by David Kelly and Michael Spivak based on their research on different features of the number 17. It is celebrated on July 17 annually.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| July 17, 2020 | Friday |
| July 17, 2021 | Saturday |
| July 17, 2022 | Sunday |
| July 17, 2023 | Monday |
| July 17, 2024 | Wednesday |
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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