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Old 12-23-2006, 05:21 PM   #1
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Happy Festivus!!!
Here's wishing everyone a Happy Festivus!!!

Festivus is the winter holiday that falls midway between the winter solstice and Christmas.

"Festivus for the rest of us!"
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Old 12-23-2006, 05:36 PM   #2
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Festivus was first invented in 1966 when the father of Daniel O’Keefe, future Seinfeld writer, crafted a unique family holiday with untraditional practices such as the wrestling of the household head to the ground. O'Keefe introduced the holiday into Seinfeld lore on December 18, 1997 in the episode "The Strike", and a cult phenomenon was born. According to O'Keefe, the only tradition that was made up by the show’s writers was the undecorated Festivus pole—everything else was taken directly from his family celebrations. Many people, influenced or inspired by Seinfeld, now celebrate the holiday, in varying degrees of seriousness. Some do it religiously; others do it with good tidings in their respect to Seinfeld.

According to Seinfeld, Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23, but many people celebrate it other times, often in early December. Its slogan is "A Festivus for the rest of us!" An aluminum pole is generally used in lieu of a Christmas tree or other holiday decoration, shedding holiday materialism. Those attending participate in the "Airing of Grievances" in which each person tells each and everyone else all the ways they've disappointed him/her over the past year, and after a Festivus dinner, the "Feats of Strength" are performed. Traditionally, Festivus is not over until the head of the household is wrestled to the floor and pinned.
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Thanks guys for your posts. Festivus has always been one of my favorite holidays although cards are hard to come by.
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There is a festivus book with a forward by Jerry Stiller.
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Here's wishing everyone a Happy Festivus!!!

Festivus is the winter holiday that falls midway between the winter solstice and Christmas.

"Festivus for the rest of us!"
I thought Festivus was that cat on Gunsmoke... and he always seemed happy enough to me.

Well, Merry Christmas anyhow.
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tell the truth who really has a pole up in ther front room?
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tell the truth who really has a pole up in ther front room?
steamboatsig and his wife, do:



quicksilverpdx and his wife said they would get one, too
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Mine would break the pole.....ducks....looks behind him.
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