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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Festivus for the rest of us | 1 |
| Festivus canonical | 1 |
| Festivus for the rest of us | 1 |
| Festivus pole | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Festivus pole
this entity surface form:
A Festivus for the rest of us
this entity surface form:
Festivus for the rest of us