Festivus
Secular December holiday
Festivus is a secular holiday invented for the sitcom *Seinfeld*, celebrated on December 23rd as an alternative to the commercialism of Christmas.
Its traditions include an unadorned aluminum pole instead of a tree, the "Airing of Grievances" (telling others how they've disappointed you), and "Feats of Strength" (wrestling the head of household).
Though fictional, some people celebrate it genuinely: We're doing Festivus this year—I have a lot of grievances to air.
Mockery exposing vice
- parodySatirical imitation
- absurdistBeliever in cosmic meaninglessness
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
spoof · lampoon · comedy · irreverent · deadpan · subversive · tongue-in-cheek · send-up
Lacking decoration or ornament
- non-commercialNot for monetary gain
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- alternativeAnother available choice
- anti-consumerismOpposition to excessive acquisition
simplicity · rejection · protest · counter-culture · minimalist · undecorated · satirical · parody
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- NBCAmerican television network
- episodeSerialized content unit
- scriptWritten words for performance
Kramer · Jerry Seinfeld · Elaine Benes · television · pop culture · catchphrase · syndication · nineties
Combat sport requiring holds
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
- complaintsExpressions of discontent
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- family gatheringRelatives meeting socially
meatloaf · declaration · undecorated · host · challenge · tradition · ceremony · observance
satire
Mockery exposing vice
mockery · spoof · lampoon · comedy · irreverent · deadpan · subversive · tongue-in-cheek · send-up · farce
unadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
- non-commercialNot for monetary gain
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- alternativeAnother available choice
anti-consumerism · simplicity · rejection · protest · counter-culture · minimalist · undecorated · satirical · parody · mockery
George Costanza
Kramer · Jerry Seinfeld · Elaine Benes · script · television · pop culture · catchphrase · syndication · nineties · comedy
wrestling
Combat sport requiring holds
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
- complaintsExpressions of discontent
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
family gathering · meatloaf · declaration · undecorated · host · challenge · tradition · ceremony · observance
- fictional customsred wedding, naming day, trial by combat, initiation rite, manhood ritual
- Fictional HolidaysGalentine's Day, Freedom Day, Winterfest, Founders Day, Xmas
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- DecemberChristmas, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, holiday season, end of year
- Holiday Mashups
- sitcomssitcom, sitcoms, episode, episodic, season
FestivusChristmas
Winter nativity celebration
Hanukkah · Thanksgiving · Easter · Kwanzaa · religious holidays
- music festivalMulti-day concert event
- flower festivalEvent celebrating ornamental blooms
- film festivalMulti-day movie exhibition
- literary festivalEvent celebrating authors and books
- street festivalOpen-air urban celebration
- church festivalReligious community celebration