Whew! I finally got to Festivus. It’s not Chistmas, and it’s not Hanukkah, but it has become an important part of popular culture, and it is fun to say!
Most people were introduced to Festivus in the Seinfeld episode, “The Strike.” While it was actually created in the 60s, Festivus wasn’t widely known until Seinfeld writer Daniel O’Keefe, son of the holiday’s creator Dan O’Keefe, incorporated it into “The Strike.”
Festivus is a great holiday, mostly because it is just so darned honest. You get to tell people how much they have failed you in the “airing of grievances.” Then you get to wrestle! If we all celebrated Festivus on December 23, we’d be free of emotional baggage and have a much merrier Christmas.
“The Strike” is a great holiday episode, not only for the brilliant way it weaves so many stories together (George’s holiday greed, Kramer’s 12 years of unemployment, Jerry and Elaine’s continued dating drama), but because it introduced us to an idea that has become not only so culturally familiar, but culturally celebrated! Who says pop culture is useless!
Most people were introduced to Festivus in the Seinfeld episode, “The Strike.” While it was actually created in the 60s, Festivus wasn’t widely known until Seinfeld writer Daniel O’Keefe, son of the holiday’s creator Dan O’Keefe, incorporated it into “The Strike.”
Festivus is a great holiday, mostly because it is just so darned honest. You get to tell people how much they have failed you in the “airing of grievances.” Then you get to wrestle! If we all celebrated Festivus on December 23, we’d be free of emotional baggage and have a much merrier Christmas.
“The Strike” is a great holiday episode, not only for the brilliant way it weaves so many stories together (George’s holiday greed, Kramer’s 12 years of unemployment, Jerry and Elaine’s continued dating drama), but because it introduced us to an idea that has become not only so culturally familiar, but culturally celebrated! Who says pop culture is useless!
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