Editing Five-Percent Nation (section)

=== Customs ===
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The Five-Percent Nation holds events known as Universal Parliaments in various cities—usually once a month—to build on their interpretation of the Supreme Mathematics, lessons, and to discuss business concerning the NGE.{{sfn|Allah|2007|p=238–239}} These meetings usually take place in public areas and can be held anywhere.

Because the NGE defines itself as a way of life and not a religion,{{sfn|Allah|2007|p=345}} the Nation generally does not observe religious holidays, including those associated with Christianity or Islam.<ref name="Allah 2009">{{cite book |last=Allah |first=Wakeel |author-link=Wakeel Allah |title=In the Name of Allah: A History of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters, Vol. 2 |publisher=A-Team Publishing |location=Atlanta, GA |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-9821618-2-1 |oclc=607977900 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSeCRQAACAAJ |access-date=23 April 2019 |page=300 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819233340/https://books.google.com/books?id=TSeCRQAACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Many Five Percenters honor Allah the Father's birthday on February 22, or the official founding of the Nation on October 10, with special events and parliaments.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Five Percenters |last=Knight |first=Michael |publisher=One World |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-85168-615-5 |pages=172, 214}}</ref> The Show and Prove is an annual event that takes place in [[Harlem]] every second weekend in June.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2014/jun/19/five-percenters-hold-44th-annual-show-and-prove/ |title=Five Percenters hold 44th annual Show and Prove |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024400/http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2014/jun/19/five-percenters-hold-44th-annual-show-and-prove/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Similar to adherents of denominations of traditional Islam, Five Percenters abstain from eating [[pork]] or any pork-based by-products.{{sfn|Allah|2007|p=138–139}} According to Five Percenter Universal Shaamguadd, Allah the Father stated Five Percenters should avoid eating "small scavengers, such as shrimp", and avoid "lobsters, crabs, clams, and oysters".{{sfn|Allah|2007|p=149}} Some Five Percenters take further steps and eschew meat altogether, often opting for "strict" [[vegetarianism]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |title=Five Percenter Rap |last=Miyakawa |first=Felicia |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2005 |isbn=0-253-21763-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780253345745/page/32 32] |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780253345745/page/32}}</ref> Allah the Father advocated "eating one meal a day, every other day or every third days, as prescribed in the Nation of Islam."{{sfn|Allah|2007|p=149}} Allah was a proponent of [[fasting]] and many new adherents fast as part of "an induction process".{{sfn|Allah|2007|p=151}}