December 23
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,once the uncelebrated cousin of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day,now increasingly has its own claim to fame: It’s a Festivus for the rest of us!The mythical holiday, born in a 1997 episode of
, features an aluminum pole, “feats of strength,” and (as Jerry Stiller’scharacter Frank Costanza dubbed it), “the airing of grievances!” More and more,
on Dec. 23
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are marked with Festivus references. TheDetroit Red Wings,
, are “airing their grievances” in honor of George Costanza’s familytradition. And a California inmate
tried to get better prison food by saying his faith in Festivus required koshermeals. Does this mean in a decade we’ll also be celebrating 30 Rock’s made-upholiday, “
“?
