It’s that Festivus time of the year again.
The fictional holiday fans first heard of the TV series “Seinfeld” on the December 1997 episode entitled “The Strike”, which takes place on December 23 every year.
In the episode, George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) father, Frank (the late Jerry Stiller), creates Festivus as an anti-holiday after losing a doll when George was little.
Frank’s creation consists of an ‘unadorned aluminum pole’ and the famous ‘voicing grievances’ at dinner to get away by talking people out, and a ‘powerhouse’ wrestling match between parent and child.
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Festivus was actually created by one of the “Seinfeld” writer’s father and he wrote it on the show.
Dan O’Keefe revealed in an interview in 2017, “My boisterous brother opens his shout about it at a party where the producers of ‘Seinfeld’ were, and they get interested.”
He joked that the vacation was “something that brought my family together in a shared hatred” and the show’s creator and star, Jerry Seinfeld, was curious.
“We put it on TV, and – I wouldn’t say the rest is history – the rest is a short pop culture footnote, but it’s a marginally interesting one, I think,” said O’Keefe.
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In 2020 there are more grievances to be aired than ever and fans are taking full advantage of the fake holiday.
“Get off the post. It’s Festivus 2020, our chance this year to share how it disappointed us. It seems appropriate to start losing Jerry Stiller in May. #Festivus,” a fan wrote on Twitter.
“Happy Festivus, everyone !!! Let the broadcast of the grievances for 2020 begin. #Holidayfortherestofus,” said another.
Someone else joked, “Fortunately #Festivus, today the #airingOfGrievances starts and oh boy are there many after the year we’ve all had!”
Happy Festivus to the rest of us!