Move over Christmas: Today is Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us

I personally celebrate Christmas. As a Christian, it is a day to honor the birth of Christ. It reminds me to live as though Christmas was everyday in your heart.

Not everyone celebrates Christmas. Others may celebrate Kwanza or Hannukuk. But what about others, what can they celebrate?

Introducing Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us… (See Seinfeld Festivus episode here)

My husband was Googling and found reference to Festivus, a holiday celebrated on December 23 in Wikipedia. This holiday was first made public on the show Seinfeld in December 1997. Since then, the holiday has taken on a “cult-like” following of it’s own. Festivus was created as an alternative holiday in response to the commercialization of Christmas.

The holiday traditions include the traditional Festivus Pole that requires no decoration, a Festivus Dinner of meatloaf or spaghetti in red sauce. Then after dinner, the family participates in the “Airing of the Grievances” where your family gathers around and tells each other all the ways they have disappointed each other over the past year. Then finally, the celebration ends with Feats of Strength when the head of the household is pinned in a wrestling match.

Apparently this holiday is based on the real life celebrations of Daniel O’Keefe, one of the Seinfeld writers.

Whatever holiday you celebrate, I wish you and your family the very merriest of holidays and a very happy and prosperous New Year!

What fun holiday traditions does your family partake in every year?

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