Alliemas

Certain foods are consumed during the festival of Alliemas: Crumpets, peanut butter, pizza, beer, wine, cheese, and wraps.

This festival happens on 11th of June every year. On this day Allie was born. Her birth was strange, for her mother was actually a midwife and had assisted in the births of many children of the day. Also it was told that she had drunk a bottle of gin, with the baby’s future godmother when 5 months pregnant and Allie was born fine, looked like other babies. However she would grow up to transform wine into water for most of her young adulthood.

The followers of Allieology begin a fast from pizza and attend Gym daily on the two weeks running up to the holy day. the week surrounding the dates is also known as holy week. On the 11th of June friends and families get together, eat pizza and drink to the health of Allie. the last few days of Alliemas involve early morning trips to the gym to allow for drinking in the day to commence early. It is indeed bad luck to attend Gym drunk.

Presents are sometimes exchanged and cards are given but it is required that any Alliemas card bought should be bought at the last minute preferably just before meeting the recipient. The more last minute the better. Take a pen before you meet them, writing the inscription outside of the card shop is the ultimate emulation of the works of Allie.

If a present is not bought it is promised but with the promiser having no intention of buying the gift. As gift giving is silly but a tradition that is held.

The next day on 12th June, (Rocky day) thank you cards are written.
On the 1st of July the cards are finally sent, but with 2nd class stamps. The card should arrive about 3 to 4 working days later and thus the completion of Alliemas.

It is bad luck keep the cards on show after 5th of July and any lights or figurines of associated pregnant drinking mother scenes should be dismantled. Or bad tidings will befall a household. If dismantled late, the house shall be messy for a week after the scene is finally dismantled.

The festival lasts for 24 days. It is a time for Allieologist families to get together and remember to not eat until stuffed, but to keep some for later when the hunger begins again, and Allie of course.