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National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day Ends March’s Calendar

But not before Mardis Gras, National Meatball Day and National Pi Day.

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3 months ago

March 2, 2025

Signs of the Times Staff Signs of the Times March 2025 Issue

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4 Celebrate Mardis Gras on MARCH 4. French for “Fat Tuesday,” the party dates back to ancient Roman festivals called Saturnalias. In more recent millennia, the event marks the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of 40 days of Lent, so chow down, drink up, whatever!

9 is National Meatball Day. For some of us, this comes once a week, but on this day those of us who cherish meatballs ask the country to join us. From Italian to Swedish to vegetable-based Impossible Meatballs, enjoy your favorite for lunch, dinner or a midnight snack.

14 National Pi Day falls on MARCH 14 because the numeric date is 3.14. Pi — the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter — has been known for nearly 4,000 years. Since that time it’s been crucial for engineering and construction, including signage.

29 We conclude the month on MARCH 29 with National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. As our 2025 Big Survey suggests, working in signs is a family business, so on this day we tip our hats to our readers operating mom-’n’-pop shops and everyone’s mom-’n’-pop clients.

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