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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.
The real Festivus is more 'bizarre and sinister' than what's in 'Seinfeld' The reality of the Dec. 23 holiday, O'Keefe wrote in "The Real Festivus," was far more "bizarre and sinister” than what ...
Bryce Houston, Louisville Courier Journal. December 9, 2023 at 4:02 AM. From the airing of grievances to the demonstration of feats of strength, Festivus is a holiday one can celebrate with the ...
As shown in the beloved sitcom, Festivus, celebrated on Dec. 23, is the Christmas alternative for those fed up with the consumerism of the traditional religious holiday. Instead of a tree decked ...
Seinfeld. ) " The Strike " is the 166th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the tenth episode of the ninth and final season. [ 1] It aired on December 18, 1997. [ 2] This episode features and popularized the holiday of Festivus .
Daniel and Deborah O'Keefe married in 1963. She is a writer, publishing numerous magazine articles, as well as the books Good Girl Messages and Readers in Wonderland, works of literary criticism. The couple had three sons, each of whom became a writer and or composer/lyricist: Dan O'Keefe, Laurence O'Keefe, and Mark O'Keefe. [citation needed]
The time of year has come to celebrate Festivus, especially if you're a fan of the "Seinfeld" episode. Here's what you need to know.
As a television writer, O'Keefe was responsible for popularizing the holiday Festivus on the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike". [4] Festivus had been invented in the 1960s by O'Keefe's father, editor and author Daniel O'Keefe (1928–2012). In 2005, Dan O'Keefe published a book about the holiday and its history, titled The Real Festivus.