Celebrating Festivus Dec. 23, 2024

Celebrating Festivus

"A Festivus for the rest of us!" This is the unofficial motto of this non-commercial alternative to Christmas. Celebrated on December 23, Festivus was popularised by the TV show "Seinfeld," although it was actually invented by the family of one of the series" writers. This celebration centres around the unadorned aluminium Festivus pole. After dinner, the traditional Festivus "airing of grievances" gets underway. This consists of telling friends and family the ways they"ve disappointed you over the year. According to some mental health professionals, this tradition could be good for people"s mental well-being, providing some much-needed catharsis at what can be a difficult time of year for many people.

© Wirestock, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo

palette

Today in History

Ive got a lot of problems with you penguins!
Dec. 23, 2023Festivus

More Desktop Wallpapers:

The Big Apple with a foggy topping
Apr. 28, 2024El Capitan in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, USA
Feb. 28, 2025Bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, United States
Jan. 3, 2025Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
Nov. 26, 2023Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
Jan. 29, 2025Chinese New Year
Jun. 26, 2025Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
Feb. 19, 2025European river otter
Twinkle twinkle, little bugs
Jan. 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
Dec. 26, 2023Happy Boxing Day!
What are these colourful insects?
Jul. 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
9,000-year-old handprints
Nov. 5, 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
Mar. 18, 2024Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Jun. 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Sep. 7, 2025Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
Jul. 28, 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
Nov. 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
The envy of postcards and snow globes
Aug. 28, 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
Mar. 15, 2025Pacific Rim Whale Festival
Whats so funny?
Apr. 14, 2024Bowling Ball Beach, California, USA
Where are these illuminated walkways?
Feb. 14, 2024Valentines Day
We can all just get along
Dec. 19, 2023Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
Sep. 25, 2024Sequoia National Park, California, USA