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Pirates were the first Pastafarians
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The pastafarian movement starts becoming more mainstream, lead by Bobby Henderson
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The gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is released to the world, detailing events and rituals of pastafarianism
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The conversion ritual (aka the holy suck) is similar to a Catholic's confirmation, confirming them as part of the Church
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The conversion ritual involves consuming a single spaghetti noodle in a single suck.
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In orthodox Pastafarianism, during this ceremony, the pasta is believed to become that of the Flying Spaghetti Monster himself.
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Most forms of pastafarianism believe it to be a symbol of the FSM. This means they can eat pasta without any worry of consuming a god.
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As of 2009, Bobby Henderson estimated that there were 80,000 people that identified as pastafarian, who have most likely done the conversion ritual
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In Austria, a man was allowed to wear a colander on his head in his drivers license photo as part of his religious headgear
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In New Zealand, the first marriage by the church of the flying spaghetti monster was celebrated