Today, December 23rd, is Festivus - a holiday for the rest of us.
What is the provenance of this holiday? As explained in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld, Many Christmases ago, George's father Frank Costanza went to buy a doll for his son. He reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As Frank rained blows upon him, he realized there had to be another way, something less commercial and religious. The doll was destroyed, but a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us.
So Happy Festivus, all, as we wheel out our aluminum poles from the crawl space, air our grievances (“I got a lot of problems with you people ! And now you’re gonna hear about it !”), sit down to a traditional meat loaf and peas holiday dinner with assorted dysfunctional family members and other random misfits, report various mundane miracles ("How did you know I was here" "Kramer told me" "Another Festivus miracle !"), and perform feats of strength culminating with a guest pinning the head of the household in a wrestling match (Let's rumble !):
What is the provenance of this holiday? As explained in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld, Many Christmases ago, George's father Frank Costanza went to buy a doll for his son. He reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As Frank rained blows upon him, he realized there had to be another way, something less commercial and religious. The doll was destroyed, but a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us.
So Happy Festivus, all, as we wheel out our aluminum poles from the crawl space, air our grievances (“I got a lot of problems with you people ! And now you’re gonna hear about it !”), sit down to a traditional meat loaf and peas holiday dinner with assorted dysfunctional family members and other random misfits, report various mundane miracles ("How did you know I was here" "Kramer told me" "Another Festivus miracle !"), and perform feats of strength culminating with a guest pinning the head of the household in a wrestling match (Let's rumble !):
