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Put Up the Aluminum Pole: Seinfeld's Festivus Lives On

(Dec. 23) -- It may not have the popularity or name recognition of Christmas, but "Festivus" marks its twelfth anniversary today, and it is showing no signs of going away, either. In case you didn't realize it, Festivus has been celebrated every Dec. 23 since it was introduced on an episode of "Seinfeld." The tenets of...

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The Truth Behind Festivus

As you gather around your aluminum pole, air your grievances and perform feats of strength, it's good to know the origin of the holiday.

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The great (and mythical) madman-philosopher Frank Costanza said, "Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way!"

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12/23/11 Celebrating Festivus: A Guide to the Holiday Created... Source: Time You probably need no telling that Festivus, celebrated on Dec. 23, was immortalized in the classic 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike."
05/10/11 Bond Set At $5 Million For Double Stabbing Suspect Source: NBC - WLWT - Channel 5 - Cincinnati OH A man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her brother was in court on Tuesday.
12/25/10 Air your grievances Source: The Daily Telegraph - Australia Bacchanalian and Dionysian celebrations such as this have travelled well across the ages, as a glimpse at most office Christmas parties over the past couple of weeks will confirm.
12/23/10 Let the airing of grievances begin Source: The Daily Telegraph - Australia Bacchanalian and Dionysian celebrations such as this have travelled well across the ages, as a glimpse at most office Christmas parties over the past couple of weeks will confirm.

Background on Dan OKeefe

Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe is a former editor at Reader's Digest, author, and the inventor of Festivus, an annual secular holiday now celebrated on December 23. His son, also named Daniel, was a writer for the Seinfeld television show and incorporated the family holiday into an episode of the program.

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