O-mo-pha-gia n. Meaning "Eating-into-the Belly," a Greek ritual of holy communion by eating the flesh of sacrificial victims, human or animal. This custom goes back to primitive tradition when worshippers would tear apart the victims with their hands and teeth as supposedly happened in the earliest cults of Dionysus, Opheus, Ziagreus, and other gods torn apart in their myths. "The communicants rushed madly upon the sacrificial animal, tore it to pieces and ate it raw, believing that the god was resident in the offering...It was believed thus there took place an identification with the god himself, together with a participation in his substance and qualities." His immorality was consumed too -- both in the omophagia and its descendant, the Christian sacrament of communion -- though the body is no longer meat but tiny pieces of bread.

OR through a cocktail...

It's good to confuse your categories sometimes.

And when you have two concepts, each so delightful, each so sensuous, as raw meat and beautiful cocktails, it's hard not to want it all at once... especially when "the god is resident in the offering".

The date of the contest has not yet been set. Once the trophy is complete, a proclamation will go throughout the land, announcing that beefaholism is nigh. And all will then be duly documented on this page in all its glorious glory.

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December 2000 Update: I had the trophies constructed, but was unhappy with the result. So, in the interest of adequate reward for the winner, the contest will be postponed until next Summer. This gives me time to get the proper prize, and you time to make sure your Beefahol creation is absolutely perfect. We apologize for the inconvenience.