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What is Festivus? Syracuse alum helped popularize holiday on ‘Seinfeld’ Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 Syracuse University alumnus Jerry Stiller was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Frank Costanza on "Seinfeld." Facebook Share Happy Festivus! The tradition begins with the airing of grievances... but first, what is Festivus, exactly? Festivus is a non-religious holiday, started by Daniel O’Keefe in 1966 and popularized by “Seinfeld” in a 1997 episode written by his son, Dan O’Keefe. Celebrated every Dec. 23, it aims to protest the commercialism of Christmas, inste...

The anti-holiday holiday made famous on "Seinfeld" is celebrated annually on Dec. 23 By Danielle Abreu • Updated on December 23, 2020 at 12:53 pm Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank It's that Festivus time of year. The anti-holiday holiday made famous on "Seinfeld" is celebrated annually on Dec. 23 by those who want to embrace their inner "Bah Humbug" with a secular alternative to Christmas consumerism. In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, a tumultuous presidential election, a wave of protests over racial injustice, not to mention the loss of Jerry Stiller himself, the a...

Happy Festivus – Everything You Need to Know to Celebrate Enter your number to get our free mobile app Festivus is an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. If you thought that the writers of 'Seinfeld' created the day, you are kind of right. The day originated by author Daniel O'Keefe. However, his son Dan O'Keefe, featured the day on an episode of Seinfeld while working on the show in 1997. On the episode, George Costanza's father gets credit for creating Festivus (see clip above). I don't care if Festivus is made up or not. Think of all of the  Hallmark...

It's Christmas week ... also Festivus, of course! Festivus, known from the Seinfeld sitcom, has been a part of our culture for nearly two decades now. It was actually a reference to an actual family event started by the father of Dan O'Keefe, who was one of the Seinfeld writers in 1966. The idea of Festivus originally came to Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe from a tradition started by his father Daniel O'Keefe. Daniel O'Keefe Sr. originally invented Festivus as a way to have a holiday that was secular and not burdened by the religious and commercialism of the holiday season. According to family...

Article content There will undoubtedly be no shortage of grievances aired when it comes to 2020. Festivus, a Seinfeldian take on Christmas, is still going strong, despite many parts of the world being locked down. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. 'Festivus for the rest of us' goes online in 2020 Back to video The holiday celebration was popularized by the slice-of-life comedy TV show in 1997 and represents an anti-consumerism take celebrated by Seinfeld fans on Dec. 23. In fact, the Festivus! website provides an outlet for those who celebrate it....