Celebrating Festivus Dec 23, 2024

Celebrating Festivus

"A Festivus for the rest of us!" This is the unofficial motto of a non-commercial alternative to Christmas. Celebrated on December 23, Festivus was popularized by the TV show "Seinfeld," although it was actually invented by the family of one of the series" writers. The celebration centers around the unadorned aluminum 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. This can provide some much-needed catharsis at what can be a stressful time of year. The day traditionally concludes with feats of strength. Once the head of the household has been pinned, Festivus is officially over. Those who embrace this farcical holiday welcome the opportunity to let off some steam amid the Christmas build-up chaos—much like these red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido, Japan.

© Wirestock, Inc./Alamy

palette

Today in History

Dec 23, 2018Make your list and check it twice
Dec 23, 2019A Festivus for the rest of us
Dec 23, 2020Swimming into the season
Dec 23, 2021Festivus
Dec 23, 2022Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
Dec 23, 2023Festivus
Dec 23, 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 7, 2018The Kelpies statues in Falkirk, Scotland
Nov 4, 2021Diwali
Aug 22, 2020A monster view in Scotland
Jan 20, 2022Penguin Awareness Day
Sep 19, 2024International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Jun 6, 2022Indigo bunting
May 14, 2025Porto Flavia, Sardinia, Italy
May 24, 2023Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
Nov 7, 2024Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
Jul 23, 2019A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
Sep 27, 2025Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
Oct 28, 2021Necropolis of Dargavs
Nov 24, 2024Sonoma Coast State Park, California
May 29, 2024World Otter Day
Dec 9, 2019Let s crack the code
Apr 25, 2022World Penguin Day
Mar 5, 2026Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
Jan 6, 2023Black Fell in England s Lake District
Nov 25, 2024Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Jun 16, 2018Drop in on International Surfing Day
Dec 18, 2020A towering view of the Pale Mountains
Jan 25, 2026Burns Night in Scotland
Jan 1, 2019New Year’s Day in the land of the rising sun
Oct 6, 2024Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
Sep 21, 2019 The Wall for Peace
Jan 30, 2022Halo around the sun
Nov 30, 2022Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
May 20, 2024World Bee Day
Jul 14, 2022Shark Awareness Day
Feb 22, 2019A rest stop for the birds