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bluescribbler

(2,469 posts) Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:30 AM Nov 19

Festivus season is approaching

For those who don't understand, Festivus is a holiday invented on the sitcom, Seinfeld, by George Costanza's father in response to the excess of Christmas marketing. There are three elements to Festivus, the Festivus pole, a simple unadorned aluminum pole, feats of strength, and the airing of grievances.
I bring this up because I recently realized that the slobfather has been celebrating Festivus nonstop since Barak Obama made him the butt of a joke at the Correspondents' Dinner. Ever since, his life has been an unending airing of grievances.

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Festivus season is approaching (Original Post) bluescribbler Nov 19 OP

"A Festivus for the rest of us" Sequoia Nov 19 #1

I celebrate year round EYESORE 9001 Nov 19 #2

Festivus was the BIG gift-giving winter solstice holiday of the ancient Roman world. hedda_foil Nov 19 #3

Sequoia

(12,716 posts)

1. "A Festivus for the rest of us"

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:38 AM

Nov 19

EYESORE 9001

(29,426 posts)

2. I celebrate year round

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:06 PM

Nov 19

Especially the airing of grievances part

hedda_foil

(16,896 posts)

3. Festivus was the BIG gift-giving winter solstice holiday of the ancient Roman world.

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:33 PM

Nov 19

When Christianity took over, Jesus' birthday was conveniently moved to the winter solstice and Christmas gradually took over from (yikes! Pagan!) Festivus.
That's where the Seinfeld writers got their idea.

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