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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.
Jerry, Elaine, George, and Mr. Kruger attend the Festivus dinner. The clerks from the betting parlor call H&H Bagels asking for Elaine, so Kramer brings them and Gwen to the dinner. Gwen sees Elaine, who she thinks is Jerry's "ugly" girlfriend, and storms out. Frank declares that Kramer will perform the traditional "feats of strength".
He invents the holiday Festivus as a reaction to the cultural commercialism of Christmas. Estelle Costanza: 29: Estelle Harris: George's highly obnoxious and melodramatic mother. She constantly squabbles with Frank and George about their actions but is the closest thing to reason in the Costanza household. Enjoys playing Mahjong. George claims ...
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.
O'Keefe founded Festivus in 1966 to commemorate his first date with his wife Deborah, three years earlier. Later their son Dan O'Keefe became a writer and worked on the Seinfeld television series. During the 1997–1998 season, he introduced Festivus to the rest of us in a Seinfeld episode named "The Strike".
Happy Festivus! The Seinfeld holiday episode that took the commercialism out of Christmas. 'The Strike' aired on December 18, 1997 on NBC.
Festivus is a secular holiday occurring on December 23. Festivus may also refer to: The Festivus, a seashell periodical; Festivus Film Festival, a former film festival in Denver; Mesonauta festivus, a species of South American cichlid fish
"The Jacket" is the third episode of the second season of the American sitcom Seinfeld and the show's eighth episode overall. [1] In the episode, Jerry Seinfeld buys an expensive suede jacket and has dinner with the father of his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes.