Festivus (/ ˈ f ɛ s t ɪ v ə s /) is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.

Dec 23, 2024 · Festivus is a wacky holiday popularized in a 1997 “Seinfeld” episode. Billed as “Festivus for the rest of us,” the holiday is celebrated by the Costanza clan on Dec. 23 as an...

Dec 23, 2021 · Festivus is an annual Dec. 23 celebration, of sorts, started by George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) father, Frank (played by the late great Jerry Stiller), who created the twisted...

Nov 2, 2022 · Though it became famous thanks to a 1997 episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld, the tradition actually started with one very real American family in 1966 — and has since turned …

Dec 23, 2024 · Here's how to celebrate Festivus. Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on Dec. 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. …

Dec 19, 2024 · Festivus, the hilarious 'Seinfeld' holiday, has a fascinating backstory! Learn all about the Festivus pole, grievances and feats of strength here. In 1997, Seinfeld gave the …

Dec 23, 2021 · In the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike," Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) explains the tradition of Festivus, which he's invented as an alternative to Christmas, calling it "a …

As shown in the beloved sitcom, Festivus, celebrated Dec. 23, is the Christmas alternative for those fed up with the consumerism associated with the traditional religious holiday. Instead of a...

The Festivus idea originally came to Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe from a tradition started by his father Daniel O'Keefe. The original Festivus had all the markings of a crazy fun holiday. There …

Oct 10, 2022 · Festivus is an anti-holiday holiday from the sitcom Seinfeld. It rejects the commercialism and competition of Christmas and exists as a non-denominational, slightly …