Happy Festivus! A Festivus for the rest of us!

Happy Festivus! It is time to celebrate, drink, go to church, or air your grievances! Whatever floats your boat, I hope you are having fun. All of us at the Word of Ward Towers hope you are well and enjoying the festive season. I know I am, and although the hangovers are unpleasant, it is a price I would gladly pay.

The origins of Festivus

In case you don’t know what Festivus is, it became popular in Seinfeld but is actually a real thing. Kinda. It was invented by an author called Daniel O’Keefe. Then, his son Dan O’Keefe wrote about it in an episode of Seinfeld. That was when it took off.

Festivus has now become a kind of alternative holiday that people celebrate on the 23rd of December.

The holiday is essentially another option for those bored with all the commercialism and religious stuff that comes with Christmas.

You can even buy a full Festivus kit to help you celebrate. Yes, that’s an affiliate link, I am hoping for a Festivus miracle. The irony of selling a kit for a holiday that is against commercialism is not lost on me. But I need to eat. I am also aware that the timing is bad, but the kit has good reviews and is a bit of fun.

These days Christmas barely has anything to do with religion and was a stolen holiday anyway. People celebrated the Winter Solstice around the same time, Europeans celebrated Yule way before Christ, and even the Romans celebrated Saturnalia over a similar period. Then Christians came along and nicked it. So, why not add in Festivus?

Essentially, the harvest is in, it is about to be really grim for months, so there might as well be a blowout before we all hunker down for January. People across the world celebrate the mid-winter, but as religious types hate each other, it’s nice to have an alternative.

So, I hope you have a good one! Air those grievances and good luck with the Feats of Strength. Cheers!