Propaganda - A Guide to the Holidays Summary

Like all religions, Pastafarians have special holidays. They include Pastover, Ramendan, Halloween, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and Fridays. Analogous to Passover at Easter, at Pastover spaghetti is served in FSM's image and stories are shared about when the FSM first touched humans. Family members dress like pirates and pass an eye patch around, taking turns saying why they are glad to have been touched by the FSM's noodly appendage. Ramendan is similar to Ramadan, except Pastafarians do not pray or fast. Instead, they only eat Ramen noodles for a few days as they reflect on their starving college days and feel grateful for what they've achieved since then.

Halloween is important to Pastafarians as it reminds them of the days when pirates roamed freely. On this holiday, Pastafarians dress...