Results: A Festivus for the rest of us
Published on 12/23/2023
Each year on December 23rd, Festivus commemorates a holiday episode of the television comedy, Seinfeld. In 1997, the popular television comedy brought Festivus to the masses when Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller) explains he invented the holiday in response to the commercialism of Christmas. Its slogan is “A Festivus for the rest of us.”
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Are you a fan of Seinfeld?
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Daniel O'Keefe, Reader's Digest editor and author, created the holiday in response to family tension. One of its central practices is the "airing of grievances." He first celebrated the day in February of 1966. But later, the day was recognized as it is now, on December 23 in honor of O'Keefe's first date with his future wife. O'Keefe's son wrote the Seinfeld episode featuring the celebration. Have you ever celebrated Festivus? Yes
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Festivus traditions derived from the television episode and the original creator have been combined over the years. Would you like to do any of these during the holidays? Adorn an aluminum Festivus pole to be displayed in the home. In the O'Keefe household, there was no pole. Instead, a clock was placed in a bag and nailed to the wall.
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Serve a traditional dinner in the evening.
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During dinner, allow the Airing of Grievances. Each person takes turns describing how the others have disappointed him or her over the past year.
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Feats of Strength follows dinner and involves wrestling the head of the household. Note: The holiday is not complete unless the head of the household is pinned. Failure to pin the head of the household could result in perpetual Festivus.
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Festivus Miracle – a frequent if unimpressive miracle. You may count carrying all the groceries into the house for dinner without tripping or dropping one of the bags as a Festivus Miracle.
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