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The '''Beggars' Feast''' is an [[Alethi]] tradition.
 
In [[Alethkar]], it is tradition at any banquet of the king to also feed the less fortunate. The Feast is held in a separate room in which any poor people may attend and eat the same as a the king and his guests.
 
[[Szeth]] walked through the Beggar's Feast on his way to assassinate [[Gavilar]].{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} While there, he witnesses a seemingly drunken old beggar speaking gibberish. The old beggar is the [[Herald]] [[Jezrien]] whom [[Dalinar]] visits when he needs alcohol.{{cite}}
 
The Beggars' Feast is cancelled by [[Aesudan Kholin|Queen Aesudan]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa2|i|12}}