As a huge Seinfeld fan, I was thrilled to read in the NYT this morning that Festivus is alive and well.

"More and more people are familiar with what Festivus is, and it's growing," said Jennifer Galdes, a Chicago restaurant publicist who organized her first Festivus party three years ago. "This year many more people, when they got the invite, responded with, `Will there be an airing of the grievances and feats of strength?' "

Those two rituals — accusing others of being a disappointment and wrestling — are traditions of Festivus as explained on the show by the character Frank Costanza. On that episode he tells Kramer that he invented the holiday when his children were young and he found himself in a department store tug of war with another Christmas shopper over a doll. "I realized there had to be a better way," Frank says.

Check out kwillis.com's Festivus page for party ideas and greetings cards. I love the "Airing of Grievances Worksheet."

Posted by Hey Paul   |   Sunday, December 19, 2004