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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.Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike", [1] [2] which O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote.
According to lore, Dan's father invented the holiday for the very same reasons echoed in the sitcom episode: to have a secular occasion void of the consumerism that often characterizes Christmas ...
Here's everything you need to know Festivus, the "Seinfeld" holiday celebrated on December 23 that is a reaction to the commercialization of Christmas. Plus, ideas on how to celebrate accordingly.
Schmidt, Leigh Eric (December 1991). "The Commercialization of the Calendar: American Holidays and the Culture of Consumption, 1870–1930". Journal of American History. 78 (3). Organization of American Historians: 887– 916. doi:10.2307/2078795. JSTOR 2078795
Some of these holidays may be actually observed; see Category:Unofficial observances. Pages in category "Fictional holidays"
Holidays are a time to get together and celebrate what's important. But let's be honest, they can be a little boring. Luckily, pop culture has given us alternative holidays that are a little more ...
Unofficial, humorous, subcultural or student holidays and observances, that are annually practiced unlike those from category:Fictional holidays Subcategories ...
In a 2019 National Retail Federation poll, 2.6 percent of people who planned to celebrate a winter holiday said they would celebrate Kwanzaa. [40] Roughly 14% of the United States population is African American. Starting in the 1990s, the holiday became increasingly commercialized, with the first Hallmark card being sold in 1992. [41]