Festivus

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Festivus is a satirical, secular holiday popularized by the TV show "Seinfeld," featuring traditions like an aluminum pole, airing of grievances, and feats of strength as an alternative to conventional December celebrations.

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Label Occurrences
A Festivus for the rest of us 1
Festivus canonical 1
Festivus for the rest of us 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional holiday
satirical holiday
secular holiday
associatedWithCharacter Cosmo Kramer
David Puddy
surface form: Frank Costanza

George Costanza
Jerry Seinfeld
surface form: Jerry Seinfeld (character)
basedOn O'Keefe family tradition
celebratedOn December 23
conditionToEnd feats of strength completed
contrastsWith Christmas
Hanukkah
conventional December holidays
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact adopted as humorous alternative holiday
referenced in popular culture
etymology derived from Latin "festivus" meaning festive
fandom Seinfeld fandom
featureOfEpisode "The Strike"
firstAppearanceIn Seinfeld
surface form: Seinfeld episode "The Strike"
firstBroadcastDate 1997-12-18
genre comedy
hasAlternativeLabel Festivus
surface form: Festivus for the rest of us
hasCatchphrase Festivus self-linksurface differs
surface form: A Festivus for the rest of us
hasCreator Daniel O'Keefe
hasFood meatloaf
spaghetti
hasNo decorated tree
religious rituals
hasObjectProperty unadorned aluminum pole instead of tree
hasSymbol aluminum pole
hasTelevisionAdaptationBy Dan O'Keefe
hasTheme critique of holiday commercialism
parody of family holiday rituals
hasTradition Festivus dinner
Festivus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Festivus pole

airing of grievances
feats of strength
includesActivity listing of ways others have disappointed the speaker
wrestling the head of the household
languageOfName English
mediumOfOrigin television
mentionedIn articles about alternative holidays
books about Seinfeld
networkOfFirstBroadcast NBC
popularizedBy Seinfeld
religiousStatus secular
settingOf Costanza family holiday
tone satirical

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December containsHoliday Festivus
Festivus hasTradition Festivus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Festivus pole
Festivus hasCatchphrase Festivus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: A Festivus for the rest of us
Festivus hasAlternativeLabel Festivus
this entity surface form: Festivus for the rest of us