![]() History and ‘Seinfeld’ĭaniel O’Keefe, in Los Angeles, late 2000s. Journalist Allen Salkin describes it as “the perfect secular theme for an all-inclusive December gathering”. It has been described both as a parody holiday festival and as a form of playful consumer resistance. The episode refers to it as “a Festivus for the rest of us”. The non-commercial holiday’s celebration, as depicted on Seinfeld, occurs on December 23 and includes a Festivus dinner, an unadorned aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the “airing of grievances” and “feats of strength”, and the labeling of easily explainable events as “Festivus miracles”. ![]() Originally created by author Daniel O’Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode “The Strike”, which O’Keefe’s son, Dan O’Keefe, co-wrote. ![]() ![]() It has been described both as a parody holiday festival and as a form of playful consumer resistance.įestivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. Scene from episode 166 of ‘Seinfeld’, ‘The Strike’, introducing Festivus. ![]()
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