Festival de Tartas

The Festival de Tartas, known in English as The Pie Festival is a celebration for pies, though many others also celebrate other pastries such as danishes, alfajores, churros, and cakes. It is supposed to happen on the 2nd Weekend of May and is celebrated only in the major colonies and the mainland of the Castillan Empire.

History
The Festival de Tartas is said to have started in the legendary Kingdom of Eragon in the 1300's in the city of Caragoca when a wild, pie obsessed Prince ascended to the throne. The first recorded events of the holiday included large pie feasts for every meal, several pie throwing and eating contests, as well as pie throwing jousting among the knights. Originally a week, the holiday eventually was deemed to be too costly and was limited to a weekend. The Pie Festival eventually added cakes and churros to promote more variety during the feasts, but pie continued to be the main focus. When the kingdoms of Eragon and Castile united to make unified Castilla in 1470, the Pie Festival was preserved and continued to be held in Caragoca for centuries. It quickly spread to many of Castilla's colonies, where they also celebrated their own local desserts. In the early 20th Century, during the Khanzem War, the rise of dictator Franco and the devastating Castillan Civil War led to the cancellation of the events. By the time Franco won the civil war, he had completely outlawed the Pie Festival due to his hatred of sweet confections. The holiday was not restored again until 1975, when Dictator Franco died and King Carlos Goberna rose to power, who reinstated the holiday. Ever since, the holiday has been very popular among natives and foreigners alike.

Activities

 * Megapie Tournament
 * Feed-a-Piffle
 * Pie-eating Contest
 * Angry Pies
 * Pie-flinging