Dec. 23 has been deemed Festivus after it was written into 'Seinfeld' nearly 30 years ago. That episode's writer tells The Hollywood Reporter about his father and how his invented holiday originated.

FESTIVUS is upon us, so gather your family around the dining table and tell them what you really think. The non-religious holiday famously featured in an iconic episode of the highly acclaimed ’90s ...

What's the significance of Dec. 23? A Festivus for the rest of us, of course! You might know Festivus, the quirky secular holiday, from its feature in the 1997 "Seinfeld" episode, "The Strike." In it, ...

Festivus was the brainchild of Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe, whose father invented a similar holiday including an Airing of Grievances and wrestling match in real life. One tradition that didn't make ...

Festivus is an anti-commercialist holiday celebrated on December 23, popularized by a 1997 "Seinfeld" episode. The holiday was based on a real family tradition started in the 1960s by the father of ...

Whether you love or hate the “Seinfeld” finale — and a lot of fans really hate it — the ninth and final season of the show about nothing was crucial for one big reason: the introduction of Festivus.

Festivus is a fictional holiday created on the sitcom "Seinfeld" as a secular, anti-consumerist response to Christmas. Known for the catchphrase "Festivus for the rest of us," it takes place on Dec.

Seinfeld Writer Dan O’Keefe’s father, Daniel O’Keefe, found a reference to an obscure holiday, Festivus, and began celebrating it in 1966.

It might've started as a fictional, humorous holiday, but "Festivus" has morphed into a cultural phenomenon since the idea first aired on the show"Seinfeld" back in 1997. Festivus was first introduced ...

Jerry Seinfeld reunited with Seinfeld costar Julia Louis-Dreyfus and co-creator Larry David on Christmas Eve, and the three ...

On the hit NBC sitcom, George’s father Frank Costanza (played by the late comedy great Jerry Stiller) highlighted the “very ...