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Jan 1, 2005 · Written by Dan O'Keefe, one of the "Seinfeld" writers, this book details the story of the true holiday of Festivus, which his father originated in a pique of whimsy. O'Keefe corrects the inaccuracies portrayed on the TV show (there was no pole, and there was a floating date, two name but two significant differences) and explains the actual ...
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- Dan O'Keefe
Festivus was conceived by author and editor Daniel O'Keefe, the father of television writer Dan O'Keefe, and was celebrated by his family as early as 1966. While the Latin word fēstīvus means "excellent, jovial, lively", and derives from fēstus, meaning "joyous; holiday, feast day", Festivus in
- Airing of grievances, feats of strength, the aluminum pole, Festivus dinner, Festivus miracles
- December 23
- Secular
- Celebrated as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas holiday season
Dec 3, 2021 · “Seinfeld” writer Dan O’Keefe revealed how the idea of Festivus came to fruition. He explained to the Daily Beast on their “Fever Dreams” podcast that it was his father, “Reader’s Digest”...
- Samantha Ibrahim
The idea of Festivus originally came to Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe from a tradition started by his father Daniel O'Keefe. Daniel O'Keefe Sr. originally invented Festivus as a way to have a holiday that was secular and not burdened by the religious and commercialism of the holiday season.
Dec 22, 2021 · As outrageous as the holiday is, Festivus is based on the true celebration from Seinfeld writer Dan O’Keefe’s childhood, as crafted by his father. According to Uproxx, Festivus was originally made up by his father, American writer Daniel O’Keefe, in 1966 as a way to annually celebrate his first date with his wife.
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O'Keefe graduated from Harvard College in 1990. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Career. As a television writer, O'Keefe was responsible for popularizing the holiday Festivus on the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike". Festivus had been invented in the 1960s by O'Keefe's father, editor and author Daniel O'Keefe (1928–2012).
Festivus is Dec. 23, but it wouldn’t have happened if two sitcom writers had not persuaded Dan O’Keefe to share the story of his dad’s faux ‘weird holiday.’. Jerry Stiller celebrated...
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