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Non-Mormon faux holiday 'Pie and Beer Day' gains traction

Brady Mccombs, Associated Press

July 24, 2015
In this July 24, 2014, photo, Marin Allen and Ashlyn Bunker participate in the Days of 47 Pioneer Parade in Salt Lake City. Each year on July 24, work in Utah screeches to a halt as Mormons gather at festive parades to celebrate their heritage in a day known as Pioneer Day. Non-Mormons have invented their own counter-holiday that is getting bigger each year. Photo: Rick Egan, AP / The Salt Lake Tribune
Photo: Rick Egan, AP
In this July 24, 2014, photo, Marin Allen and Ashlyn Bunker participate in the Days of 47 Pioneer Parade in Salt Lake City. Each year on July 24, work in Utah screeches to a halt as Mormons gather at festive parades to celebrate their heritage in a day known as Pioneer Day. Non-Mormons have invented their own counter-holiday that is getting bigger each year.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most people will gather Friday in Utah to celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at Pioneer Day parades featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day.

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