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	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Festivus
		Festivus is a nondenominational holiday featured in "The Strike"?title=episode of Seinfeld, a popular United States based television sitcom of the 1990s.
		Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned to the ground.
		Festivus is an excellent holiday for government employees to celebrate, as it in no way encroaches on State or Federal regulations regarding the separation of church and state.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Festivus (1768 words)

	Festivus: a new secular, family celebration on DEC-23
		Festivus is a recently invented secular day of celebration for the entire family and friends.
		Festivus is in a constant state of flux.
		Festivus may be gaining acceptance by the one out of four Americans who does not identify with either Christianity Judaism, or Wicca.
	www.religioustolerance.org /festivus.htm (1203 words)

	Have yourself a merry little Festivus - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As some of you know, Festivus -- celebrated on Dec. 23 -- is the holiest day in the "Seinfeld" religion.
		Festivus was started by Frank Costanza, George's irritable father, as a protest against the commercialization of Christmas, and was first explained in the episode called "The Strike" (Dec. 18, 1997):
		Festivus has the pole, which, according to Frank, must be tall, skinny, aluminum and devoid of tinsel (too distracting) and have a very high strength-to-weight ratio.
	dir.salon.com /ent/col/mill/2000/12/11/festivus (517 words)

	Festivus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Festivus is a nondenominational holiday featured in "The Strike" episode of Seinfeld, a popular United States based television sitcom of the 1990s.
		Festivus dinner: In "The Strike," a celebratory dinner is shown on the evening of Festivus prior to the Feats of Strength.
		"Festivus" was the name of an ice cream flavor (mostly gingerbread flavoring) of Ben and Jerry's ice cream in 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Festivus (1792 words)

	OnMilwaukee.com Milwaukee Buzz: Festivus offers holiday option for the lazy, annoyed or amused
		Festivus encourages participants to commemorate in a creative way -- Marquardt added "Spam carving" to his agenda of festivities -- but traditional practices include erecting a decoration-less aluminum pole (Costanza finds tinsel "very distracting"), the airing of grievances, performing feats of strength and the giving of useless gifts.
		Festivus is considered officially over when the head of the family is pinned to the ground.
		In the "Seinfeld" episode, Costanza praises the aluminum Festivus pole for its "very high strength-to-weight ratio." Leto, who is a native of New York and attended college with Jerry Seinfeld, says this reminded him of Brew City's hearty spirit and inspired him to create the first Milwaukee-based Festivus pole depot.
	www.onmilwaukee.com /buzz/articles/festivus1.html (803 words)

	Festivus parties sprout from nothing \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		So he coined the slogan "A Festivus for the rest of us" and formulated the other rules: The holiday occurs today, Dec. 23 features a bare aluminum pole instead of a tree and does not end until the head of the family is wrestled to the floor and pinned.
		The actual inventor of Festivus is Dan O'Keefe, 76, whose son Daniel, a writer on "Seinfeld," appropriated a family tradition for the episode.
		To postulate grandly, the rise of Festivus, a bare-bones affair in which even tinsel is forbidden, may mean that Americans are fed up with the commercialism of the December holidays and are yearning for something simpler.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041223/news_lz1c23fest.html (1166 words)

	TV ACRES: Ceremonies & Celebrations - Festivus (Seinfeld) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Festivus was created by Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) after getting into a fight in a toy store when he and another man both grabbed for the last doll in the place.
		George Costanza (Jason Alexander) hated Festivus because he always lost the wrestling match and because it was so silly.
		But despite his disdain for the annual ritual, George used Festivus as a cover story when he was caught in an fake Christmas charity scam.
	www.tvacres.com /ceremonies_celebrations_festivus.htm (668 words)

	ABC News: Introducing . . . Festivus Appreciation Day
		But one thing separates Festivus from all other holidays: It's not listed on any calendar – and its most fervent revelers demand it stay that way, so that Festivus can be celebrated without adding to pre-existing holiday pressure.
		You may think Festivus should be celebrated on Dec. 23 – the date the Costanza family celebrates.
		After the Airing of Grievances is the Feats of Strength, a ritual that calls for family members to wrestle until the head of the household is pinned to the floor – another tension-releasing stress-beater.
	abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=1224143&page=1&... (668 words)

	Festivus Society of Greater Newburyport
		NHS Festivus 2002 will be celebrated on December 23, during the school day.
		During the last few weeks in December (when Festivus takes place), families and friends get together at the dinner table and engage in what is called the “Airing of Grievances.” During this time, we share with our friends and family members all of the ways they disappointed us over the past year.
		Festivus celebrations require a hollow, metal pole in place of a tree.
	www.festivus.8k.com (859 words)

	Festivus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Festivus is a nondenominational holiday celebrating non-commercialism during the holiday season.
		Festivus is a respite from the stress of preparations for other holidays, since it itself requires little more than a declaration of it being Festivus that day.
		In conclusion, Festivus is the perfect antidote to any holiday season, and Festivus is the easiest holiday to work into one’s life and can be molded in any way to fit the circumstances.
	home.comcast.net /~caroleella/festivus.htm (954 words)

	Festivus For the Rest of Us
		Festivus For the Rest of Us To spread the Festivus joy, use the following document to create Festivus Greeting Cards.
		At the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around and tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the last year.
		Festivus is not over until the head of the family is pinned.
	www.kwillis.com /festivus.html (234 words)

	Festivus Poles in 100% Aluminum -- Made in Milwaukee
		Festivus Pole Kit includes the Festivus Pole and a collapsable base designed specifically for use with our Festivus Pole.
		At the Festivus dinner -- a meal featuring non-holiday comfort food -- each participant tells friends and family all of the instances where they disappointed him or her that year.
		If you wish to avoid this issue, you may coat your Festivus Pole with any commercially available car wax product but you could be crossing the line by being too concerned with outward appearances.
	www.festivuspoles.com (305 words)

	Festivus Poles Assembly and Instructions (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Use of your Festivus Pole for any purpose other than viewing and admiration are not to be attempted.
		The Festivus Pole and base are produced from aluminum -- known for it’s high strength-to-weight ratio.
		Place the Festivus Pole base directly onto bare tables or floor surfaces that are subject to scratching.
	www.festivuspoles.com.cob-web.org:8888 /pages/festivus/assembly.htm (223 words)

	Festivus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We know that this may be very hard to believe, but it has come to our attention that many people have written us with horror and disgust, asking why we would celebrate a holiday that most people have never heard of.
		Festivus, as Frank explained it, is a celebration like no other, composed of do-it-yourself ceremonies based on the principle that "father knows best".
		For more information on this holiday of holidays, there is Festivus: The Website For The Rest Of Us by Allen Salkin and The Real Festivus by Daniel O'Keefe.
	www.nisus.com /festivus.php (343 words)

	Amazon.com: Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us: Books: Allen Salkin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As Festivus gains in popularity and contributions to the Human Fund overflow, I predict that this book will be a key addition to the religious doctrine of this solemn holiday.
		It seems Festivus can be celebrated at any time of year and, according to the book, it "can be adapted to fit anything." This little book explains the origin of the word in ancient times and brings us up to date with Festivus party planning, favors, food and games.
		Festivus is a joke holiday that comes from a comedy show, so I kind of wanted this to be more entertaining.
	www.amazon.com /Festivus-Holiday-Rest-Allen-Salkin/dp/0446696749 (1499 words)

	Urban Dictionary: festivus
		A festivus ritual is two people wrestling each other remorselessly and the head of the family is to be pinned.
		The Festivus consists of "The Airing of Grievances" and the "Feats of Strength".
		Finally, each day you pass in between each Festivus must be spent spreading forth the good word of Festivus and the adventures that were had.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=festivus (504 words)

	Amazon.com: The Real Festivus: Books: Daniel O'Keefe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Feats of Strength: Customarily Festivus is over when the head of the family is wrestled to the ground and pinned.
		There is a lot of bonus material throughout the book to include transcripts of some of the original "Festivus tapes" (which include many literary and cultural references, such as the famed "Tartar-Mongol Joke") as well as a linguistic history of the word "Festivus" which is not in any dictionary.
		It's to Festivus what that story about the donkey and the manger and the angels and frankincense and stuff is to that other December holiday, only it totally isn't because Festivus isn't like that.
	www.amazon.com /Real-Festivus-Daniel-OKeefe/dp/0399532293 (1606 words)

	Festivus \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Festivus may be just what the doctor ordered.
		Yah sorry I have no idea what festivus is, and you've not given me enough curiosity to go to the trouble of signing in for the single NYT link.
		Festivus makes it all the way to Lakeland, Florida.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/38044 (2011 words)

	Festivus News
		Festivus News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Festivus; or, The Other Holiday Born of High Modernism
		My personal fav was Festivus, which was renamed to Gingerbread Cookie and is usually available around Christmas.
	www.topix.net /holidays/festivus (565 words)

	Enter The Laughter
		This year’s Festivus, our annual summer party/barbecue/fireworks show will be considerably more subdued, due to various factors.
		As Independence Day approached, several of his co-workers complained of the dual insult of having to work on the holiday, and having no place to celebrate with fireworks (You know how males delight in bein’ able to blow things up) since many of their cities had banned them.
		Eldest Son devised a solution to both problems, by inviting his co-workers and several friends to our home for a celebration he dubbed “Festivus” (from the TV show “Seinfeld”) which would be held on July 3, a day everyone could get away from work and family commitments for the actual holiday.
	enterthelaughter.com /blog/2006/06/26/festivus (1508 words)

	Festivus for the Rest of Us \| therobots.org
		Festivus for the Rest of Us In shocking news today, I found out that I'm in a new book coming out.
		The book is Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us by Allen Salkin.
		For those that don't know, Festivus is a made-up holiday featured on an episode of Seinfeld as an alternative to Christmas.
	therobots.org /node/1006 (224 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Floridians celebrate Festivus
		The Festivus display – a simple sign saying "Festivus for the rest of us" – was donated by the local Seinfeld fan club.
		It went up after the Polk County Commission voted on Wednesday to permit the nativity scene to remain on county property, specifically the grounds of the county administration building, which is located across the street from the courthouse.
		In addition to the Festivus sign and the nativity scene, a sign has also been erected by a resident who believes in Zoroastrianism.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2004/12/23/festivus041223.html (1376 words)

	JS Online:
		The fabled Festivus episode aired way back in December 1997, but it took root and lives on today in cities and towns across America, thriving in two new books and events all over the country.
		In its purest form, Festivus is truly the people's holiday, one that they own, unfettered by rules, leaders, miles of wrapping paper, bubble lights and - most of all - the dreaded tinsel.
		The thing about Festivus is you get to celebrate it with people you want to be around, when you want to do it rather than the more traditional holidays when you're forced to be around people you don't want to be around, and you don't even like.
	www.jsonline.com /enter/gen/oct05/365353.asp (1533 words)

	Howstuffworks "Festivus Explained"
		Since it first appeared in episode 166 ("The Strike") in December of 1997, Festivus has continued to gain popularity among "Seinfeld" fans.
		As the series continues to find more fans in syndication, new legions of disenfranchised gift givers will make the pilgrimage to their local Home Depot to obtain the sacred aluminum poles.
		You'll need a real Festivus pole to accompany those Feats of Strength.
	www.howstuffworks.com /bw-festivus5.htm (103 words)

	festivus (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		New festivus anthem - Thierry Lavergne 12/21/05 (24)
		The first day of Festivus is Monday 12-12-05 What should I find in the pear tree from my true love - www 12/09/05 (16)
		Re: The first day of Festivus is Monday 12-12-05 What should I find in the pear tree from my true lo - tcw 12/09/05 (17)
	www.festivus.biz.cob-web.org:8888 /board/?topic=topic4&msg=47 (83 words)

	A Festivus for the Rest of Us! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Festivus was created on the show Seinfeld by Frank Costanza who happened to be George's father.
		As Festivus rolls on, you come to the Feats of Strength.
		Until you can actually pin the head of the family, Festivus is not officially over.
	www.zianet.com /springtime/cjsquared/kramer.htm (228 words)

	cbs11tv.com - Pennsylvania Loves Its Festivus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Residents were preparing to celebrate "the festivus for the rest of us" Friday with a night of airing grievances, feats of strength and, of course, the aluminum Festivus pole.
		Instead of a tree, Festivus followers celebrate around a metal pole.
		Boam's Festivus pole is 6 feet tall and rooted in bucket of cement.
	cbs11tv.com /watercooler/watercooler_story_357202820.html (361 words)

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